Dear List - In repairing a chip on the front of a Yamaha fallboard using the Schaff polyester repair kit, I got too ambitious with the 500 grit wet/dry paper during the leveling out step and rubbed through the black in a spot next to the fill. Since I'm only at 500 grit, I'm sure the problem will worsen as I go through the rest of the grits. When I realized what had happened, I decided I needed to stop right there until I was sure of what steps I should be taking next. I'm clearly out of my element here, and need advise. Do I need to spray over the entire front of the fallboard, or just the side on which the repair is located and feather it out, or is a simple touching up of the rub-through possible? What product or product and techniques would work the best? I have a good compressor and spray equipment, if that would be needed. My only concern is that the completed job looks right when it's done. Rarely does anything less than 75 years old come into our shop, so working with hi-gloss ebony is something I hardly ever do. Words of wisdom from someone in the know would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Chuck -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090423/55795b20/attachment-0001.html>
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