Kawai Polyester Repair

[Paul McCloud]

I've had a lot of experience with polyester, but I think the finish
you're dealing with isn't polyester.  Kawai has been using a different
process on their high gloss pianos of late.  It is a kind of shrink
process, and the underlayment is separated from the topcoat by wax.
Call Don Mannino and ask him about it.  I once examined a rosewood Kawai
piano that I was going to touchup, but declined the job when I was able
to flake off the finish around the damaged area.  You are likely looking
at a new replacement lid.  Good luck.
	Paul McCloud
	San Diego

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Julio Barea
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 7:07 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Kawai Polyester Repair

I recently attempted an edge repair on a lid for a Kawai RX-2.  This is
a polyester finish. I have been doing polyester for a while now but I
could not get this repair to take.  I kept burning through the beveled
edge to the red underneath. Anyone who is very experienced in poly
repair would be a great help to me with any advice.  I intend to focus
on finish repair as the core of my business. The products I use
exclusively are Konig.

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