Has anyone taken a plate to an auto repair shop for finishing? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/27/2010 3:02:54 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing a plate >I've used the auto primers, golds, and clears in the past as a system. If >you have filled and sanded the plate well in the prep stage, it looks >absolutely fantastic. The best color match I was able to find for Steinways >was - get this - Dodge Dart gold. It was about $100 worth of materials >then. > >It is nasty, and I am in a mill building now without a spray room, so I have >to do things with less toxic materials. > >Will Truitt > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Michael Spreeman >Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 8:43 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing a plate > >I've been able to find thin brass washers at one of the local Ace hardware >stores (in the plumbing department) that work well under plate bolts and >nosebolts (that are not countersunk). I also found this online: >http://www.phoenixspecialty.com/?gclid=CM6S3bSukaACFR6lagodxmI_eA >We countersink the pinblock screw holes (and any other countersunk holes in >the plate) after the primer coat and again after the finish coats (like Ron >mentioned). I've tried just about everything else to eliminate chipping >when installing the screws to no avail. We do the same for the hitch pin >holes and tuning pin holes that are getting tuning pin bushings. > >Someone mentioned that one of the supply houses sells pinblock screws that >have a bevel ground on the bottom of the head so it doesn't contact the >plate finish when driven home. I haven't tried these because the >countersinking works. > >As far as primers, automotive polyester primers work well because they are >catalyzed and dry hard, minimizing duplex plate and aliquat indentations. >The downside is that the auto products are costly and very nasty to work >with. > > > Michael Spreeman >www.RavenscroftPianos.com > _____ >Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it ><http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/> now.
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