Finishing questions

[Greg Newell]

Thump,
         Thanks for the response. Seems like I may have missed a step. I 
will try the wash down step a little more thoroughly. Will not Tri sodium 
phosphate work as well?

Greg Newell

At 12:31 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote:
>It does not seem
> > to want to take stain or especially dye. What do I
> > do?
>
>
>A lot of strippers contain wax, which holds in the
>solvents while they dissolve the old finish. If this
>wax is not totally washed off it can create this
>problem with staining. I like to scrub the wood
>( moderately gently ) with lacquer thinner and a
>brass pot brush. This gets the old finish/solvent/wax
>goop out of the pores. And wipe down with a
>lacquer-thinnner ( or denatured alcohol ) soaked rag.
>( I use paper towels for the final wipe down. WEAR A
>GOOD CARBON FILTER MASK GLOVES, ETC !!!!! )
>      Once the wood is good and clean ( except for
>traces of old aniline dye ) it shiuld accept any kind
>of stain you want. If the old dye is uneven, wipe with
>a diluted Clorox solution to bleach it out.
>      Thump
>
>P.S. Wear that mask and gloves or you'll become a
>moron like me!
>
> >          I am thinking of applying a filler to level
> > off what may have been
> > lost from the stripping process. What filler should
> > I use and where is a
> > good place to get it. Is it common to put on stain
> > and filler in one
> > process? I have used a very dark filler in the past
> > but I was working for
> > someone else at the time and have no idea what
> > product it was or where it
> > was obtained. Hints?
> >          I hate finishing but I think it's mostly
> > because I'm just not very
> > comfortable with it yet. I know there is a learning
> > curve but i'd rather it
> > wasn't at my customer's expense. ANY hints will be
> > gratefully received!
> > Thanks!!
> >
> > Greg Newell
> > Greg's piano Forté
> > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
> >
> > Wasn't there a list just for finishing topics?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > pianotech list info:
> > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
> >
>
>
>
>
>__________________________________
>Do you Yahoo!?
>Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.
>http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
>_______________________________________________
>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives

Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net