Finish question

[Paul]

Mark
Who is your supplier for the gray Scotch Brite rolls. It's only available in
cut sheet form and expensive.  Steel wool has been a stand by because it is
readily available here.  I have used it with several buffing medias,
including wool wax (which is the paste form of  Murphy's Oil Soap). Inherent
lap marks are reduced using water and a lubricant. It also reduces steel
wool dust. Clean up on ebony is tricky and prone to streaking from residue.
The dual wiping technique eliminates it.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Finish question


> Like Jon, I have begun to favor the gray scotchbrite over steel wool for
> rubbing to satin.  In particular, I buy it in long rolls and like to use
> it in "drywall hand-sanding blocks", which are app. 3" x 9" and allow
> clamping the scotchbrite pad onto a perfectly flat block w/handle.  I
> find that it is MUCH  easier to maintain a straight-line pattern when the
> wool/scotchbrite is on a block like this, particularly on the larger
> surfaces..
>
> I also like to use "wool wax" or "wool lube" for this process, as a
> lubricant (essentially soapy water), to ensure more uniformity in the
> scratch pattern.
>
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
>
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:30:52 -0500 Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net>
> writes:
> > At 04:48 PM 10/31/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >But unfold the steel wool and use it with the strands
> > >perpendicular to the grain.  Less deep scratches that way.
> > >
> > >                 Newton
> >
> >
> > Use gray Scothch Brite and you won't have the 'banding' caused by
> > the steel
> > wool.
> >
> > With steel wool you have to physically lift the wool off the surface
> > to
> > start a new scratch-pattern.
> > With Scotch Brite you can 'walk' it across the surface.
> >
> > The biggest benefit is that there is no steel wool dust to breathe
> > in.
> >
> > Happy Halloween,
> > Jon Page,   piano technician
> > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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