Thanks Joe: I have generally stopped at the spar varnish stage. In the past I have used shellac as a primer for the varnish. When I am applying a soundboard decal, I still use s 1 1/2 lb cut of shellac first as it provides a nice surface for the transfer type decals I use. When no decal is available, I will go directly to the varnish. I gather that there is no problem putting the varathane on top of the spar varnish. I'm curious why you don't use a gloss finish and then satinize it with steel wool and water since you rub it out anyway. I have found that the gloss varnishes tend to be clearer and show off the wood better even when satinized than do the satin finish varnishes. I would be interested to hear others' techniques of hand applied finishes to soundboards. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 10, 2002 10:19 PM Subject: Varathane/David Love ? > David, > Varathane is solvent based Polymer varnish of the highest grade. I like to > use it as it remains flexible as opposed to regular varnish and lacquer that > gets very hard with age. I use a satin grade and with the 4/0 steel > wool/carnuba it comes out with a nice buff sheen. > Joe > >
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