Chuck, Exactly as Allan wrote. Trans-Tint (I have a local Woodcraft), dedicated buffing wheel with the black bar polish from Pianotek, and yes, I use the Min-Wax wipe on polyurethane, gloss. If I want satin I just rub with 0000 steel wool. William R. Monroe On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Allan Gilreath, RPT < allangilreath at bellsouth.net> wrote: > Chuck, > > TransTint is the brand name and is made by Homestead finishing products. > It's available from Pianotek, Highland Woodworking, etc. (no specific > endorsement there, just places where I pick it up.) I substantially thin any > finish that I apply since I don't want them to have a "coated" look. > > I have a specific buffing wheel on one of the bench grinders dedicated to > sharps and use black bar polish that I get from Pianotek. > > Be well, > > Allan > Allan Gilreath, RPT > Registered Piano Technician > > > On 12/14/2009 9:52 AM, Chuck Behm wrote: > >> wipe on trans-tint dye, >>> >>> >> diluted in alcohol. Once dry wipe on a couple coats of polyurethane.. >> William R. Monroe< >> >> William - Do you have a brand name on the trans-tint dye? Is the >> polyurethane you use MinWax or some other brand? With the buffing >> wheel, what do you use a clean buffing wheel, or do you use a bar >> polish? Chuck >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091214/2ee08715/attachment.htm>
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