<html> At 12:19 AM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite><font size=2>Hi, <br> Do you guys use burlap cloth to rub in the grain filler ?,it works great. <br> Best, <br> Hazen Bannister</font><font face="arial"> </blockquote><br> A water based filler is easier to use; just trowel it on, let it dry for a few hours and sand.<br> <br> A mist coat of sealer on the wood prior to filling will reduce drag and it will apply quicker.<br> The sealer is then sanded off as the filler is sanded.  If you are real bold, stain first but<br> be careful to stop sanding at the sealer to prevent sanding off the stain in areas.<br> <br> After removing the finish, sand everything with 100. Fill. Sand with 180<br> To fill finer pores, thin the filler and reapply. Sand with 320.<br> <br> This and others procedures will be covered in a series of articles by David Koelzer and myself.<br> <br> Now, where's that ambition... it's around here somewhere...</font><br> <div>Regards,</div> <br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>