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At 09:00 PM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>In
a message dated 10/15/2002 5:07:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jonpage@attbi.com writes:<br>
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Jon Page writes</font><font size=2><br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Since the material has a higher solids content
than lacquer you need to <br>
spray lighter coats, this is a little hard getting used to.<br>
It is perfect for 'overspray' finishes too. Believe it or not, PianoLac
is <br>
the perfect finish material.</font></blockquote></blockquote><br>
The correct term is 'spray-over'. If the present finish is still viable,
spot filling and a good sanding<br>
will accept sealer and topcoat with good results.<br>
<br>
Jon <br>
<blockquote type=cite cite> The black is great but the gloss
is what I'm having major league problems with. So your saying the rub
effect just lays down and flows?I hope I get to see that soon.
</blockquote><br>
Do you have a low humidity environment? Try spraying on a rainy
day...<br>
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<blockquote type=cite cite>Jon while your spraying all those light mist
coats does the effect look like kind of spackly & dry that
doesn't really flow out but just sits there just on the surface? and as
you build more funky looking coats it fills in and flows?? Is that how
it's supposed to work? I'm spraying right now with the turbine air gun
that Art was kind enough to loan me ,at 50% R.H. set by him
and were still not there. </blockquote><br>
Not mist coats, lighter coats than what one usually applies with lacquer
but still wet. Spray 6' to 8" from the surface. Once you
get the spraying technique down, the process becomes almost effortless.
So much so that you'll probably want to drop your rates since it's so
easy :-)<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite> I,m
not trying to run the product in the down but I got off to a incredibly
bad start for a variety of reasons which were not all Mine. Arthur has
been trying to be helpful but nothing I've heard so far about flowing
out, or builds beautifully, even remotely resembles what I've gotten so
far. Yes I'll admit it's different process and I'm not the primary
refinisher here. But really we've tried so many things I'm beginning to
wonder if I got a Bad batch of material. Hey it happens. The black is
great!! Never going back to nitro there.</blockquote><br>
I have a tendency to spray heavy. It is a bit of a chore to keep
reminding myself to lighten up. I don't spray all that often so I
get rusty and forgetful.<br>
You saw the finished pieces here in my shop, some rubbed out some were
not, and the ones which were not rubbed out looked better than most<br>
of the refinishers out there. The times I do remember having orange
peel was in the dead of winter when the humidity was way down and'or the
area<br>
was too cold. I time refinishing projects now for warmer weather,
when we can do the sanding outside and not have to vent heated air to the
outside.<br>
<br>
Get the spraying technique right and a handle on the heat & humidity
and you'll be on track.<br>
<br>
<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>
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