Hi Terry - Ain't life grand (sometimes)! I'm glad things have worked out for you, and that I could be of some assistance. Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:24:33 -0500 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> writes: > I have posted several times regarding troubles I had been > experiencing > trying to lay down a decent topcoat on a piano. I just thought I > would > briefly post that I have finally had success. > > I prepared several test panels of mahogany, walnut and birch > veneered > plywood and did several different stain colors (red, brown, etc.) > with clear > topcoats and two panels in ebony (black). Sprayed them with Oxford > PSL > (Premium Spray Laquer), rubbed them out and made a couple hi-gloss > and > several satin. The ebony is good, but in good light I can see that I > need to > adjust my sanding schedule just a bit (hey - it was my first try!) - > in my > home, I can't tell the difference between it and my ebony Boston > grand. The > satin stained and clearcoated pieces came out fabulous. Perfectly > flat, no > imperfections, NO WINDOWS BETWEEN SPRAYED LAYERS, no pinholes, no > nuttin' > but beautiful red mahogany/brown walnut grain and a warm satin > finish. And > it all sanded very, very easy - I know now I will have no difficulty > getting > consistent good results! > > Thanks Mark Potter for a lot of help from you! > > I am sooooooooooooooooooooo happy! :-) :-) ;-) > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com >
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