In a message dated 12/15/99 3:56:23 PM !!!First Boot!!!, greyco@kingston.net writes: << Would any of the refinishers on the list be willing to share a procedure for the following? I am refinishing a grand piano with hand rubbed lacquer. This particular instrument has a brass fallboard decal that appears to be let into the veneer, but at the same time, left slightly proud. Is there an accepted procedure (or trick) to apply the sealers, colour coat and top coats, that would leave the decal intact, yet visible through the black lacquer? Thankyou, Owen J. Greyling, RPT. >> A painstaking way to do this is to cover the brass with masking take. When you get done putting on the finish, take the masking tape off. (You want to put the tape on after you've stripped and sanded the fall board.) Willem
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