<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I spoke with someone recently who claimed that baking soda, at the right pressure, can safely be used to nicely strip old finishes off case parts. I haven't seen the results, so if you want to try this advise "proceed with caution". But he was a professional cabinet maker, so maybe knew what he was talking about. If it's true, it woud be a real "breakthrough". ( No pun intended.) </span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Euphonious Thumpe<br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "jim@grandpianosolutions.com" <jim@grandpianosolutions.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:32 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [pianotech] bead blasting wood...gently<br> </font> </div> <br> <I've also heard of blasting with baking soda. Tried it? Any info on it? Thumpe<br><br>I've got baking soda in the shop.  I was going to use it, but decided to take a shot with the fine bead, since I already had that in the sump.<br><br>I will say that I had to also be very gentle and careful with the soda on wood, as it is surprisingly aggressive.<br><br><br>Jim Ialeggio<br><br>-- Jim Ialeggio<br><a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com" ymailto="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</a><br>(978) 425-9026<br>Shirley, MA<br><br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>