Jim, What did you use to stain the compound? Bob Sadowski Erie, PA -----Original Message----- From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM <JIMRPT@AOL.COM> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 3:28 PM Subject: wood filler >List, esp refinishers; > Aprox. 6 mos ago I tried some water based wood filler and it worked very >well. As I read the filler ingredients I noticed that a very large percentage >of the filler was gypsum...the same stuff used in 'wallboard joint compound'. >I found that very interesting and thought provoking....I know weird :-) > > Anyway, I had an old bottom panel from an upright and thought I would >experiment. I stripped the panel and did all the needed repairs as if a normal >refinishing. I then divided the panel in half with masking tape, half to be a >natural finish and half to be ebony. I stained some regular walljoint >compound to a matching color for the natural side and filed the grain. On the >ebony side I just used the plain joint compound straight from the bucket. > After waiting for the compound to dry I sanded both sides and finished as >normal. The compound intially soaked up the sanding sealer faster than the >wood but on the second and third coats I could tell no difference. After >finishing all sanding and spray coats I put the piece aside and just took it >down this morning and rubbed the top coats...........the result is a very >smoooooth finsh with none of the "normal" slight grain indentations we >normally expect from laquer finishes. > > Any thoughts as to the efficacy of using wall joint compound in this >manner? >Positive and negative comments are welcome. >Jim Bryant (FL) >
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