<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4616.200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Charles,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm afraid I don't qualify as an expert, but for = what it's worth I recently did two plates using sandblasting. I touched up the = rough spots with body putty, used liberal coats of red metal primer followed up with = my gray undercoats and then final bronzing powder/lacquer finish. Works for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cfaulk2@juno.com href="mailto:cfaulk2@juno.com">Charles E = Faulk</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 23, 2001 = 10:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sandblasting piano = plates</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Seems like I followed a thread on sandblasting a few = months ago, so<BR>forgive me if I repeat a query.<BR><BR>Has anyone had any experience with sandblasting piano plates in<BR>preparation for = finishing? I'm tired of dealing with contamination on old<BR>plate finishes and = thought this might offer a solution.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance.<BR><BR>Charles = Faulk<BR>________________________________________________________________= <BR>GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!<BR>Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet = access for less!<BR>Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit:<BR><A = href="http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj">http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj<= /A>.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>