<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Try breaking loose the agraffes and removing them after you refinishing the plate.<div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 20, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Jim Ialeggio wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>In the past, when refinishing a plate, I've had trouble with finish build-up in the agraffe couterbore bottom and sides. The buildup then was pulled along as the agraffe was tightened, sometime bringing surface finish with it, restulting in chips and other nasties.<br><br>I've tried placing finish washers in the counterbore, held in by the weight of a screw, but I'm not happy with this, as it bonds the finish washer to the counterbore sides, creating chipping problems of its own, though less than no finish washer.<br><br>Ideally, I'd cut a small bevel on the counterbore sides, and then not worry about masking the countebores, but in playing with this, I don't have a countersink remotely shallow enough to do the trick in such a shallow counterbore.<br><br>Any thoughts on other ways to approach this easily?<br><br>Jim Ialeggio<br><br>-- <br>Jim Ialeggio<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br><a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</a><br>978 425-9026<br>Shirley Center, MA<br><br><br></div></div><br></div></body></html>