John - Stripping is a HUGE undertaking, and while it certainly may be called for (you can see it, we can't), I would definitely try wet-sanding a piece or two to see if this might level out the finish satisfactorily without spending 100+ hours of work. Depending on just how rough it is, start with 320-400 to level, then move to 600, then 800. Finish with 4/O steel wool, all done "wet" (with lubricant), in the direction of the grain. Suitable lubricants can be 1) water-based: wol-wax, wool lube, murphy's oil soap thinned with water; or 2) solvent based: mineral spirits, naptha, paraffin oil, etc. If you are incredibly lucky (it happens!), it will look great. If not, well.... Mark Potter John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote: Someone had heard that they could refinish their piano with Tung oil. Instead of using 0000 steel wool, a few times, with a rubout and dry, between coats, which does give a quite nice finish. They did three coats, but used a brush, and didn't rub out between coats. The result is a thick non smooth finish. What is the best way out of this, to end up as it should have been? What can be used as a stripper? I was thinking strip, then use the 0000 steel wool, as should have been done initially. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070712/9ed09eca/attachment.html
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