Piano refinsihing question

[AlliedPianoCraft]

Steve, I hate you disagree with what you have read, but you are going about it all wrong.

First of all, sanding sealer contains no plasticizers, which means if you use too much of it the finish will crack as soon as it is exposed to cold weather. If the cold weather doesn't get it, time will.

Start with a good black lacquer primer and sand it smooth. You can spray several coats.

Next use a good quality black lacquer and only thin enough to spray good wet coats without too much orange peel. 3 to4 coats over primer should be enough for a hand rubbed finish.

You can do the final coat with more lacquer thinner to get better flow, so you wont have to sand too must to get a smooth finish.

Email me privately if you would like more information. I worked as a technical rep for a chemical company in another life.

Al Guecia

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Ellemberg 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:55 PM
  Subject: Piano refinsihing question


  I am trying to restore a piano that was originally wood grained and will
   soon have an Ebony finish.  I found a post on ptg.org that contained detailed
   instructions with the following steps: multiple coats of sanding sealer,
   followed by several coats of black lacquer and clear lacquer, sanding in
   between each coat..

   I already have the piano completely disassembled and have applied 3 coats of
   sanding sealer, with more than 30 hours of sealing and sanding.

   My instructions were to apply semi-gloss black lacquer (cut by 50% with
   thinner) after the last coat of sanding sealer (after 400 grit sanding), but
   when I tried this, the black lacquer would not take, it is almost completely
   transparent.  I tried to repeat the step with 100% lacquer and it is
  still very transparent.  It would take about 5 coats to cover it
  completely and it is not recommended to use more than two coats thick.

   Would you have any suggestions on how to make the lacquer cover the old
   color of the piano.

   Any advice would be appreciated.

   Thank you,
   Steve




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