OK, so I take it you stain after filling grain. I have always wondered with water-based stains being applied to grain-filled wood (a flat surface), what kind of grain contrast can you get with the stain? Or are you filling the grain with a pigmented filler, that is presumably darker than your target stain color? When sanding these water-based fillers, is it easy enough to get a consistent surface - I mean an even amount of filler left in place? Thanks. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:29 AM Subject: Re: Water-Base Laquer > At 12:19 AM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi, > >Do you guys use burlap cloth to rub in the grain filler ?,it works great. > >Best, > >Hazen Bannister > > A water based filler is easier to use; just trowel it on, let it dry for a > few hours and sand. > > A mist coat of sealer on the wood prior to filling will reduce drag and it > will apply quicker. > The sealer is then sanded off as the filler is sanded. If you are real > bold, stain first but > be careful to stop sanding at the sealer to prevent sanding off the stain > in areas. > > After removing the finish, sand everything with 100. Fill. Sand with 180 > To fill finer pores, thin the filler and reapply. Sand with 320. > > This and others procedures will be covered in a series of articles by David > Koelzer and myself. > > Now, where's that ambition... it's around here somewhere... > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@attbi.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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