---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment David, Most strippers will affect the finish underneath. A citrus stripper utilized to remove the paint will take the sheen off of the finish underneath, the stain too if left long enough. You can then take a sponge (for staining) and sponge on a coat to restore the finish underneath. Alternatively, you may be able to lightly sand off the paint with a medium sanding sponge and follow with a fine sanding sponge and then restore the finish. In any case you will want to figure how much you want to deduct from the price for your time or, if you are hiring someone, how much they are going to charge. Time is greatly affected by how much ornamental woodwork you will have to deal with. As I recall the U1 is quite simple that way. Other details to observe are: pin torque, cracks/no in soundboard, soundboard crown, hammer condition, action condition etc. Andrew At 09:35 AM 5/3/2004 -0400, you wrote: >I looked at a used piano yesterday, a Yamaha U1 about 15 years old, Walnut >finish. It appeared to my (layperson engineer's) inspection in great >shape, except the poor instrument had been amateurishly painted over with >white paint "to match the decor." (And one back top corner of the cover >had been superficially knocked and poorly repaired.) The white paint >seemed like a sort of flat wall paint, and was described as "sponge >paint." It was painted on the outside only, and not around the keyboard >or the inside of the keyboard cover. The finish that was undisturbed >seemed fine, and I could scratch the paint off with a fingernail. The >finish underneath had not apparently been prepared for repainting. > >Is there any way of refinishing this without a total finish >restoration? How much should I factor this into the cost? What if it >takes a more extensive refinish job? Who should I look for to do the work >if I can't do it myself? > >--David > >-- >David Wine >617.548.8694 >david.wine(at)verizon.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b3/62/08/d8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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