David, I use a very thin polyester film, it came in roll, when you stretch it apply on himself and on any surface. After that the piano is more or less sealed so I can walk around or work in the place. Regards. Isaac OLEG > -----Message d'origine----- > De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part > de David Love > Envoyé : jeudi 17 janvier 2002 00:50 > À : pianotech@ptg.org > Objet : Re: Soundboard finishing follow up > > > 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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