Hi Joe G., Good info and thanks a bunch! That's a great way to do it! Beats trying to "feather" the edges to get the blend in. Scott RSG Piano Service On 2/26/2010 10:33 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > > Nick writes: > "Ok, Joe, now you've done it! How about some tips on chips and dips?" > Nick, > Since I do plates two ways, it's difficult to give specifics. The one > way is: I do it myselft with Rattle Cans, etc. That's usually on the > Uprights and lesser ilk. For those, I have the "color" ready at hand. > I spray some of the finish in the cap and let it get thick. then I > paint the chips, (actually Puddle the finish), multiple times. One on > top of the other, not letting it completely dry. This tends to allow > the finish to "melt" into the main finish. Once the desired level has > been achieved, I will, some times, lightly spray some clear on the > repair. This blends it in even more.<G> > I, kind of, do the same with the Grand plates. However, I usually have > my refinisher do them, so I have to get the color to match away from > him. If I think about it, I'll get a small bottle of the gilt from > him. (just like the small bottle of touch up that you get from the > Auto Paint Shops<G>) A small artist's brush, (about 30 hairs worth), > is my tool of choice. > IF I didn't get the touch up bottle for a newly sprayed plate, > or....if I'm touching up an existing plate finish, then it gets more > complicated. I have several rattle cans of various "gold" finishes. > AND, some Mohawk Burnt Umber. Spraying in an olde Mayonaise lid and > stirring and testing and blending and coloring and stirring and > testing and....well, you get the ideer. > All in all, I've found that a couple of light coats of Clear, for the > final, seems to make the "errors" less bad.<G> > Regards, > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100226/e60fabe8/attachment.htm>
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