---------- > From: Paul McCloud <smccloud@ix.netcom.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: MDF > Date: Friday, September 19, 1997 12:53 AM > > Well, I can think of lots of reasons to use polyester, but the best > reason is that I make a large portion of my living doing repairs on it! > But refinishing- that's another story. Luckily I don't do refinishing. > There are some outfits doing polyester refinish jobs- a lot of work I'm > sure. But poly is durable and watertight. > By the way, anybody know a good way to make a satisfactory repair when > the veneer is damaged underneath a clear polyester finish? I've never > been able to do a satisfactory repair of this type. The only way I > could see to do this repair is to remove the clear coat- how to do this > without removing the color? Trying to blend in a spot repair is almost > impossible for me. I've tried heating the poly with a heat gun, but it > only makes more problems. What I'm after is a simple touchup method > without stripping the whole panel. Any ideas? > > Paul McCloud, RPT > San Diego, CA Dear Paul, Another reason to hate Poly for me. However it must be a good source of income because not many people want to work on it. James Grebe
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