Piano Lac Finish

[gordon stelter]

How about giving us some info about how its done, if
you please?
     Thump
--- bases-loaded@juno.com wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 08:14:07 EDT A440A@aol.com
> writes:
> > Greetings,   
> >     At the suggestion of Jon Page, I have looked
> into the PIano Lac 
> >  finishing.  It all looks like a great improvement
> over lacquer, so I 
> > would be  interested in hearing from others that
> are using, or have
> tried this 
> > particular product.  I am trying to get my
> refinisher to use a 
> > harder finish than the Campbell's lacquer he is
> presently accustomed
> to, but 
> > people get set in their ways, sometimes. Maybe
> with several
> testimonials, I can get 
> > a little more traction. 
> >   Piano Lac= Pitfalls?  Boons?  Caveats?  
> > Thanks, 
> > Ed Foote RPT
> 
> 
> Hi Ed -
> 
> I am not a user of Pianolac, so I can't speak
> directly to your query. 
> However, I have sprayed water-based finishes
> exclusively over the past 9
> years or so, after a dozen or more years of spraying
> nitro.  I wouldn't
> even dream of going back, as I have been elated with
> the results:  a FAR
> friendlier finishing environment, reduced cost of
> materials, reduced
> insurance costs, quicker build, harder film, better
> clarity, faster cure.
>  
> 
> That being said... it can be a very steep learning
> curve for the
> life-long nitro finisher, and many is the time I
> have heard first-hand
> accounts of horror stories from nitro guys trying it
> for the first time,
> and consternation as to why in the world anyone
> would switch from
> solvent-based to water-based.  To be honest, my
> primary reason was for a
> better shop environment, and that is certainly an
> immediate reward. 
> After a year or two of learning new intuitions to
> "make it work", I also
> came to appreciate the other film advantages as
> well, but many finsihers
> could easily get discouraged enough along the way to
> climb back on the
> horse that they are familiar with and leave the
> trail.
> 
> If you are unsuccessful with switching him over to
> water-based, how about
> at least proposing a better solvent-based one?
> 
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
> 
> 
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