Dale Do you refinish just the tops or the entire damper head. I'm rarely happy with the finish on these and usually pad a coat of lacquer, like French Polishing just on the tops. It is very difficult keeping the finish off the sides. I'm working on a "clamp" to hold the heads as a set, and then refinish/lacquer, shellac them. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Erwinpiano <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 2:56 AM Subject: Re: Damper Head Refinishing > Hi Terry > We do this often.When the paint is coming off they can,t be ignored cuz ther > sooo ugly.So far what we,ve done is sand them with fine paper to smooth > things out .Takes bout an hr. sorry.I think original substance was shellac > or varnish.I suggest a coat of sanding sealer first ,this helps seal up the > ends which always seem to resist taking in the finish.Then we spray black > laq. (yes a spray gun) but you could use spray can laq. or enamel . I don,t > like enamel but have used it.Oh, two coats laq. should do and sometimes one > will do.Let dry a day then rub with steel wool, yes it takes bout an > hr.Please you all feel free to share any quicker methods cuz its a little > tedius but they do look nice when done.Best Dale Erwin > >
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