Stain Stripping

[Avery Todd]

Just wondering why I got the same message 3/4 times??????

Avery Todd

At 09:38 PM 8/21/05, you wrote:
>Thanks Stefan,
>     I had a customer I let strip his own piano. He
>thought he knew more than I did, and ruined the case
>by trying to "sand out"  stain spots in the veneer.
>Most "scratches" can be steamed out, with a bit of wet
>fabric pressed under an iron.
>      The alcohol/lacquer thinner/abrasive pad idea
>seems best to remove residual stain, if possible. Or a
>brass brush dipped in the stuff, followed by a paper
>towel/solvent wipe. ( Wear gloves and a mask. )
>     My suggestion for chlorine bleach was only for
>AFTER all these other methods have been tried. Aniline
>stain responds nicely to it. This I learned from Bob
>Flexner, one of the world's top finish experts.
>      G
>
>
>
>--- Stéphane Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> wrote:
>
> > Gordon,
> >
> > I know this is a well known nono, but in my life,
> > sanding by hand with 240
> > grit in the direction of wood grain evens the tone
> > of wood without ruining
> > the veneer.  No other technique got me rid of the
> > superficial scratches and
> > of the offendable changes in colour shades of
> > veneer.  Yet, I'm readdy to
> > experiment better techniques.  Maybe we disagree on
> > some english term, like
> > sanding.  I know in flemmish, there are two words
> > for sanding : "schuuren"
> > which is sanding with 40 grit to 180 grit, and
> > "slissen" which is sanding
> > with 240 to 1200 grit, and sounds more like
> > polishing.  In french, no
> > difference : both are called sanding.  How is it in
> > English ?  I recall
> > having made concavities in my early days with a
> > sanding power tool and 120
> > grit, insisting on areas which presented
> > defectuosities, but this I do not
> > anymore.  Anyway, always nice to share experience
> > (if I can say I have
> > some).
> >
> > Best regards.
> >
> > Stéphane Collin.
> >
> > > Sorry, Stefan. He'll never sand to "bare wood"
> > without
> > > going through the veneer, and generally making a
> > mess
> > > out of it. DO NOT NEVER EVER ATTEMPT TO EVEN THE
> > TONE
> > > OF VENEERED WOOD BY SANDING !!!!!!!!!
> > > You will sand through, end up with concavities,
> > etc..
> > >
> >
> >
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