Sand the surface and apply a finish over. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 08:22 AM 1/10/97 -0500, you wrote: >> Frank, >>When you say "soluble", do you mean immediately? Does an alcohol-ly rag grab >>when you wipe across the finish? >>Bob Davis > > >Bob, It's shellac. I have begun a process of reamalgamation, and the surface >is coming back beautifully. I'm rubbing with a pad containing shellac and a >drop or two of linseed oil. Lots work, but worth it. > >Now I have another problem (or two). The legs, and lyre are maple with a faux >figure and color to match the case. Reamalgamation may remove the faux pattern. >Any ideas for restoring this surface? > >Final problem. The music desk is shellac, but the music holder is finished in >something else, as are the external surfaces of the platforms where the legs >mount. No amount of alcohol will reamalgamate these surfaces. Lacuer thinner >dissolves this surface, but it is risky to assume it can be redone properly with >shellac. Ideas? > > > Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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