refinishing frustrations

[Greg Newell]

TL,
         I take it that you have found what ever was under the old finish 
to be even in color and the color you wish to have. What would you do if 
the color was too dark?

Greg Newell



At 08:44 AM 4/27/2005, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>      Here's the method I discovered that works very well for me when 
> refinishing.
>  Using the stripper of your choice ( I use the orange so-called"safe 
> stripper"),
>and a box of cotton t shirt material (avaliable as shop rags at you 
>friendly home
>improvenent paint dept,). Apply a liberal coat of stripper to the surface. and
>then place a rag on top of the stripper, matting it down into the stripper 
>with
>your brush until it is soaked. If you want, you can apply more stripper over
>the rag.
>      Now, here's the magic. After the time required for the stripper to 
> do its work
>(read the label), just peel off the rag. Off comes the rag, stripper, and 
>old finish
>in one easy step. Discard the rag safely. Repeat if necessary.
>      I usually end up with a surface that is virtually ready for finish, 
> although I
>usually do wash it as per the instructions on the stripper label just to 
>make sure
>  the surface is truly free of all residue, and lightly sand to remove any 
> grain
>  hairs that have been raised.
>
>Try it , you'll like it!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
>Sent: Apr 26, 2005 10:23 PM
>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>, MPT <Mpt-list@masterpianotechnicians.org>
>Subject: refinishing frustrations
>
>list,
>          I wonder if you all (as many opinions as I can get) would
>enlighten me on what you do in the stripping process. I'm specifically
>interested in everything that comes before repairs and coloring etc.
>Perhaps more to the point is whether or not you are seeking to make the
>wood as bare as possible i.e. devoid of any color, or are you simply
>removing topcoat, then repairing, even out color and re-topcoat? It seems
>that my attempts seem to bring the finished product darker than I would
>like by attempting to make everything the same color. I have only removed
>finish in the past but am contemplating bleaching. Is this necessary in
>order to get the lighter colors I'm after? Would you be kind enough to
>describe exactly the steps and materials and tools you use in the stripping
>process? Thanks in advance.
>
>Greg Newell
>Greg's piano Fort�
>mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
>
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Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net