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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve been working with the =
India ink
myself in refinishing a Steinway upright. It was all beat up from =
some
school and the enamel paint was chipping away etc. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve been extremely happy with the =
‘opaqueness’
of the application and can post some pictures this evening if you =
like. I’ve
been playing with using a coat of shellac over the India ink to seal it =
and
then a few coats of the Waterlox Satin Tung Oil Based Sealer. =
I’ve
used the shellac successfully but haven’t gotten to the waterlox =
step in
my process yet. I’ll keep you updated. Also, I did a =
little
test between <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place =
w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>
inks…<o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
<h4><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you go to Dick Blick Online you can get =
either
their own<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Blick Black Cat Waterproof India =
Ink</span></b>
for under $10 a quart <br>
or the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sanford Higgins Waterproof =
Black Ink</span></b>
for $26.99 <a =
href="http://www.dickblick.com/zz211/15/">http://www.dickblick.com/zz21=
1/15/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
<h4><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I bough a bottle of both because of the =
huge
price difference for the same amount of ink. I would say that the =
Blick
Ink might work but you will use at least twice as much of it to attain =
the same
opaque finish that the Higgins ink provides. A lot of the pieces =
I’ve
used the Higgins ink on require one thin coat of the ink to turn it =
completely
black. I would definitely spend the extra money and go with the
Higgins. As far as I can tell, I think I’ll only need the =
one quart
to finish the entire upright that I’m working on right now…. =
I don’t
see how you could need more than 2 quarts to finish a grand. It =
goes on
really well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
<h4><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></h4>
<h4><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Jim Altieri<o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
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