This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Randy: Here's my recipe for recoating sharps.=20 1. First, go over each one with 0000 steel wool. This gets the = grime off the keys especially the sides. At this time you can also sand = and/or fill any damage. 2. Wipe down the keys with mineral spirits to remove any foreign = matter, dust or oil from some steel wools. =20 3. Lightly, I stress LIGHTLY spray the keys with satin black = aerosol enamel. Use a good quality paint and just fog the spray on from = some distance away. Don't try to cover the surfaces with a wet coat, as = you may wind up with fish eyes, runs and drips. You can recoat in 1/2 = hour, but again very lightly. Let dry completely and recoat the same = way. I made up a jig for holding the keys in position by driving = roofing nails up through a piece of thin plywood. I place the keys on = each nail much the same way they would be held by the balance rail pins = in the piano. =20 Be sure to aim your spray at the sides and front of the keys, = the tops will take care of themselves. =20 4. After both color coats are dry, spray again LIGHTLY with two = coats of satin polyurethane. There is a quick drying product that saves = time drying between coats. This creates a tough outer skin that wears = well. You can then either leave the finish as is or again, using 0000 = steel wool, dull the reflectivity of the finished key to the level = desired. =20 Hope this helps. Mike Kurta ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/7a/b6/92/8a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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