Actually, here is a pic of a recent soundboard installation (bridges not yet sealed)...Mason AA...if you look closely, you can see the satin sheen result, and the color is just the way I like it, too. Paul In a message dated 3/19/2009 10:38:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bill at a440piano.net writes: Nope, no paste polish to recommend. I don't use that approach. If I did, I'd probably use something like the swirl mark remover I use for poly, or meguiar's or some such. But, my approach is more like PRJ's. Sanding sealer first, brushed on, sanded to 220, followed by 2 coats (usually) of lacquer or poly, again brushed on. After that, it just depends upon the weather what I do next. Sometimes rub out, sometimes nothing. I've had boards come out so nice and clean and smooth, that I've found no reason to expend needless energy. I've used both semi-gloss and hi-gloss poly and like them both fine.. Just depends upon what I'm after. After an exchange with PRJ a while back, I think I'm going to try the spray shellac/spray lacquer next. Paul, I'm not sure I follow your routine: Is it medium shellac, heavy shellac, lacquer? William R. Monroe _www.a440piano.net_ (http://www.a440piano.net/) On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Nick Gravagne <_gravagnegang at att.net_ (mailto:gravagnegang at att.net) > wrote: William, Do you have a paste polish to recommend? I appreciate the tip RE electric polishers. Sanding to higher grits, followed by a polish sounds like the plan for now. I have heard some talk RE polyurethane, but for some reason I can’t seem to get with it; probably too much experience with lacquer, and the boards sound good, not weighed down. But I am willing to be convinced otherwise. Are there advantages to poly over lacquer? I am spraying on the lacquer, but brushing on the shellac. I use a Mohawk reducer (thanks to M. Spreeman) in the lacquer along with the lacquer thinner and the flow out seems pretty nice; no sandy or matted looking sections. Thanks William. Nick Gravagne, RPT Piano Technicians Guild Member Society Manufacturing Engineers Voice Mail 928-476-4143 **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029050x1201385914/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub leclick.net%2Fclk%3B212974460%3B34272906%3Bh) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090319/f948b57f/attachment-0001.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 41190 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090319/f948b57f/attachment-0001.jpe>
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