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<DIV>On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:45:11 EDT <A
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: Piano Lac Finish </B><BR>Date:10/16/2002 11:38:=
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So my
question is what kind of rubout are you doing. How's the clarity? Whats =
the
process? I'll can't except anything muddy / hazy looking
myself.<BR> By the way what product are you
using????????<BR> Thanks again. Still grinding away in=
Modesto>>>>Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hi Dale=
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">Like you=
, I wet
sand to 600-800, and follow with 4/0 steel wool w/ Mohawk's wool lube or=
equivalent. These rubbing lubricants are water-based, and I have =
used
them many times with no problem, but only after the finish has cured a =
week or
more. I prefer them over the oil/paraffin lubes. You can also=
use
the grey scotchbrite pad in place of the wool, but I think you will =
find
it more like a 2/0 or 3/0 wool, leaving the surface a bit more dull than =
4/0
wool does. (I would avoid wool between coats, though.) =
The
scotchbrite can certainly be used as an intermediate step between =
the
paper and the wool, too, if desired. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">For =
higher
sheen/clarity, I frequently use Abralon pads from Supergrit Abrasives, =
which
are circular foam pads of grits from 500-4000 that work great either by
attaching them to a random orbit sander (as they were designed) or by
hand. They practically never wear out, you just rinse them out and=
re-use. Incredibly uniform abrasives. To ensure clarity, =
sometimes
I use these pads to rub out well beyond satin to completely
eliminate all signs of scratch pattern, then bring it back down to satin =
or
semi with 4/0 wool. I sometimes follow with paste wax, but not
always. It does bring up the sheen, filling in the micro scratches =
from
the wool. <STRONG><EM>This is worth noting</EM></STRONG>: =
Because
the film is typically harder than nitro, rub out can be a bit more =
aerobic, if
you know what I mean, requiring more rubbing with the wool/scotchbrite to=
eliminate the sanding scratch pattern created from the 600. Nitro, =
being
softer, succumbs much more quickly. You may get quite fond of =
that
random orbit sander....:-). (</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hey, nobobdy said =
nitro
doesn't have alot going for it!)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">In terms=
of
product, the last few years I have been using finishes from Target
Coatings, and also from Aquacote, both with good success. =
There is
a very good finish from California I used for several years called Enduro=
, and
I was very pleased with it. I eventually switched to suppliers who =
were
closer due to problems shipping the stuff cross-country in the dead of
winter. If it freezes, it's probable death. Bad juju =
when
you're stuck without product in Ohio in January and they're shipping it =
from
California. Not much of a cure for the winter blues when your =
finish
arives D.O.A.!!!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark
Potter</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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