Nancy McMillan wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 6:22 AM > Subject: Re: Upright Action Mounts > > > > Hi Richard, > The fogginess or blushing is moisture being trapped in the shellac as it > dries. Either too much in the air or too much in the shellac. Toss the > shellac if that is suspect. > Solutions are three as spelled out by Bob in his excellent book, ISBN > 0-87596-734-5 paperback, quote: > 1. Try letting the shellacked surface dry overnight. Often the moisture will > work its way out on its own. > 2. On a dry day, spray, brush, or wipe straight alchol onto the surface. The > alchol will soften the shellac and draw the moisture out. > 3. Rub the shellac with sandpaper or steel wool to cut through the blush. > Hope this helps. > Sincerely Doug Mahard, Associate Member > > > There are also some mildly abraisive car laqure 'revivers', I sometimes try those. Jos. -- ___________________________________________________________ J.G.A. van Riswick, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. mailto://j.g.a.v.riswick@tue.nl mailto://josvanr@xs4all.nl http://www.dse.nl/~josvanr
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