> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 13:23:08 -0500 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > From: skroeker@MTS.NET (Stan Kroeker) > Subject: Re: Polyester Repair > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org Stan, I would like some advice on buffing out polyester pianos. What kind of buffer is the best. Polishes? What to look out for when attempting this work. I have many pianos that could really benefit from this work and I would like to be able to offer the service. Many years ago I help prep pianos for a dealer at a "warehouse". They had a great touchup man who used this hand-held electric buffer. I believe he squirted on some kind of a polish as he buffed the finish. Thanks in advance... David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > >To List from Sy Zabrocki > > > >Who out there has had experience in polyester repair? > > Dear Sy, > > As former National Service Manager for Samick in Canada, I personally did a > great deal of polyester repair and taught the techniques to our dealers and > their technicians. My advice to you is to skip using the factory material > and use only the German Konig polyester repair kit. There is less guess > work with hardener/resin ratio, has a longer shelf life, can repair every > color with the exception of white and the repairs can usually be done in a > single service appointment (the material cures to a workable hardness > within about 1/2 hour). > > >There is enough anxiety with the whole job anyway you look at it. I only > >do this work out of necessity because we sell pianos. > > I feel the same way. For a successful repair, great care has to be taken > at each step of the process. The repair area must by properly prepared and > feathered, the material must be accurately measured and mixed and the cured > patch must be carefully levelled, sanded and polished without altering the > plane of the 'mirror's' surface. I don't sell pianos but offering this > service to the local dealers keeps my foot in the door for more satisfying > work in the future. > > If you or anyone else on the list would like some further advice on these > techniques, I would be pleased to oblige. > > Best regards, > > > Stan Kroeker > Registered Piano Technician > > Kroeker & Sons Piano Experts > 59 Quiring Bay > Winnipeg, Manitoba > Canada R2G 1Y5 > > Ph. 204-669-5881 > Res. 204-661-5621 > > > >
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