Terry, I heard that fluorescent was the worst to use for refinishing. Direct incandescent seems the way to go although the older my eyes get the more I like halogen or mercury vapor. Millions of watts eh? Greg Farrell wrote: > I'm in the midst of yet another stab at piano refinishing. I seem to have > trouble seeing how much finish is going on the targeted surface (the big > runs appear to be a good indicator of too much going on). I have very good > overhead flourescent lighting, but no mid-level or low lighting. If I am > looking upwards at a surface, it is generally easy to see. But looking > straight on or down at the targeted surface it becomes difficult to see the > finish going on. Spraying on black.....er, a, oh, that's right, > pianos....ebony, it is fairly easy to see the finish going on, but on a > natural (red/brown) stain finish when spraying clearcoats, it is tough to > see. > > Anyone have any handy lighting tricks that work well. Maybe someone could > shed some light on this? (Ah, Jeeez, that was bad, wasn't it?) > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com -- Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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