OK Phil, If you're so gung-ho... Get the Turbinaire MiniPro Plus, Model 1235, get the high heat hose to interface with the turbine with all quick release fittings. Shop around. The fastest I've seen a grand refinished was in 110 hours. This was by someone well experienced and efficient, Dave Koelzer. This included break down, stripping, sanding, spraying, sanding, spraying, sanding, rubbing-out, buffing brass, reassembly on a small grand. He was trying to see just how fast it can get done, breaking his own record. But working at that break-neck speed is not advised on a regular basis. So you're first job will be 160 to 200 hours. You'll get faster as you gain experience. You'll get real good just about the same time that you become sick of it. I'm assuming you're going for closed-out finishes, open-pore is a snap although color matching on wood finishes is trickey. One reason I encourage you to sub it out is that refinishing only pays $20 to $30/hr. I save myself for more lucrative jobs. When I did refinishing I hired sanders/brass buffers @ $10 to $15/hr. Don't open a bigger can of worms than you're willing to chew. -- Jon
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