Thump, Thanks for the response. Seems like I may have missed a step. I will try the wash down step a little more thoroughly. Will not Tri sodium phosphate work as well? Greg Newell At 12:31 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote: >It does not seem > > to want to take stain or especially dye. What do I > > do? > > >A lot of strippers contain wax, which holds in the >solvents while they dissolve the old finish. If this >wax is not totally washed off it can create this >problem with staining. I like to scrub the wood >( moderately gently ) with lacquer thinner and a >brass pot brush. This gets the old finish/solvent/wax >goop out of the pores. And wipe down with a >lacquer-thinnner ( or denatured alcohol ) soaked rag. >( I use paper towels for the final wipe down. WEAR A >GOOD CARBON FILTER MASK GLOVES, ETC !!!!! ) > Once the wood is good and clean ( except for >traces of old aniline dye ) it shiuld accept any kind >of stain you want. If the old dye is uneven, wipe with >a diluted Clorox solution to bleach it out. > Thump > >P.S. Wear that mask and gloves or you'll become a >moron like me! > > > I am thinking of applying a filler to level > > off what may have been > > lost from the stripping process. What filler should > > I use and where is a > > good place to get it. Is it common to put on stain > > and filler in one > > process? I have used a very dark filler in the past > > but I was working for > > someone else at the time and have no idea what > > product it was or where it > > was obtained. Hints? > > I hate finishing but I think it's mostly > > because I'm just not very > > comfortable with it yet. I know there is a learning > > curve but i'd rather it > > wasn't at my customer's expense. ANY hints will be > > gratefully received! > > Thanks!! > > > > Greg Newell > > Greg's piano Forté > > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > > Wasn't there a list just for finishing topics? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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