When I have the energy I do sometimes wet mop the floor an hour or two before. I'm not sure how much it helps. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilsons" <wilson53@Marshall.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 17, 2002 5:11 AM Subject: Re: Soundboard finishing follow up > Have you ever tried misting a little water and letting that settle the dust > maybe 20 minutes before applying the varnish? That seems to help some if > your shop is small like mine, and dusty .... :) > > Wally Wilson, RPT > Ravenswood, WV > > At 03:49 PM 1/16/02 -0800, you wrote: > >Isaac: > > > >Over the past couple of years I've been thinning the varnish I use with > >turpentine just a bit (maybe 1:5, I don't really measure). It seems to help > >the varnish flow on and level itself a little better. Maybe covering does a > >similar thing by slowing down the drying time. I realize that you would use > >a lint free type of cover. It just seems that even moving the cover into > >place stirs up the dust. I've pretty much given up on the idea that the > >surface will be totally pristine. I usually put on varnish at night, after > >the shop has not seen any use for a couple of hours to let the dust settle > >and when the air is still. The surface comes out pretty clean. > > > >David Love > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Isaac OLEG SIMANOT" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: January 16, 2002 12:56 PM > >Subject: RE: Soundboard finishing follow up > > > > > >> hi David, > >> > >> A cover doe not mean a blancket in my poor English, but may be I am wrong. > >> I use the same thin polyethylene sheet I use for protecting actions (the > >> kind used by movers too) the film is absolutely clean . > >> > >> The traditional soundboard varnish I use takes a long time to dry, and I > >was > >> told to do that because of the dust of course, but too because it helps > >the > >> varnish to render well . > >> > >> For sure the drying time is not fast either. > >> > >> Isaac OLEG > >> > >> > -----Message d'origine----- > >> > De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part > >> > de David Love > >> > Envoyé : mercredi 16 janvier 2002 16:31 > >> > À : pianotech@ptg.org > >> > Objet : Re: Soundboard finishing follow up > >> > > >> > > >> > The problem isn't that it dries too fast, so slowing down that > >> > process isn't > >> > necessary. Putting a cover over the piano after the varnish has gone > >down > >> > seems to stir up more dust than it protects from. > >> > > >> > David Love > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Isaac OLEG SIMANOT" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> > >> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >> > Sent: January 15, 2002 11:48 PM > >> > Subject: RE: Soundboard finishing follow up > >> > > >> > > >> > > A cover on the piano helps the varnish ro take his time to dry, > >slowing > >> > the > >> > > solvents evaporation. > >> > > and protect of fly dust of course. > >> > > > >> > > Isaac OLEG > >> > > > >> > > Wait till > >> > > > the air in the shop gets quiet. Lay it on, tip toe out and hope > >> > > > for the best. > >> > > > > > >> > > > >David Love > >> > > > > > >> > > > David, > >> > > > I've been reading the posts on this topic and have been hesitant > >> > > > to jump in since I'm > >> > > > not a refinisher and rarely do this work myself. However, I have > >> > > > finished a couple of > >> > > > soundboards in varnish. I've used the Behlen violin varnish. > >> > > > Have you or others tried > >> > > > that? It seems to dry quite rapidly by varnish standards. Not > >> > > > too much problem with > >> > > > dust. To my eye it gives a nice finish. It seems to dry hard > >> > > > enough to sand out or > >> > > > buff out without too much wait time. The downside is that it's > >> > expensive. > > >> > > > > >> > > > Phil F > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > >
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