Oh so that's how the thumb print got there, and I thought it came from a green thumb. : ) Jon, if one is going to clear coat, should the residue from the under coat still be rubbed off? Ted, I have some posts on this subject still on the HD I can send them along, they might not be in the archives yet. ---------- > From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net> > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Subject: Re: Piano plate refinishing > Date: Saturday, March 29, 1997 8:36 AM > > Ted, > Now that you rubbed your finger on the metalic finish, touch-up that > section and spray a clear overcoat. Your finger-mark will probably discolor > down the line, the bronzing powder is made from copper. It will oxidize > even under a clear coat, so respray/touch-up. Semigloss does not have the > appeal of a gloss finish for a plate. I have sprayed many and gloss is the way > to go. In fact once the gold is sprayed, don't touch the plate until the clear > coat is on. This includes lettering. > The dust you feel is partly overspray, dust and metallic residue. Use a clean, > dry rag to wipe it off and be _careful_ not to press hard to produce streaks. > Jon Page > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > At 06:38 AM 3/29/97 -0500, you wrote: > >Based on a recommendation I received through this list I have just > >completed spraying Rustoleum Gold Metallic on a grand plate and it looks > >nice and professional. However, I get a powdery residue on my finger when > >I rub it over the plate. Any ideas about what I should use to clean that > >off without removing the main finish too? I had originally planned to > >apply a clear coat but several of the messages advised against that. I'm > >wondering why. I thought a clear coat would protect the finish. Any > >advice would be appreciated. > > > >Ted Simmons > >Merritt Island, FL > > > > > > > > > > Jon Page > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
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