Rob, Not to be obtuse but, how do you bleach the case? Greg At 01:02 PM 4/27/2005, you wrote: >Hi Greg, > >I scrape carefully with even pressure only removing the finish and not >digging into the wood at all. If the stain is uneven (as is the case with a >sun damaged piano in my shop now) I bleach the case. > >Rob > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:38 AM >Subject: Re: refinishing frustrations > > > > Rob, > > I'm worried about the same issue with scraping that I am with > > sanding. How do you prevent going through in spots and what are you doing > > to even out the color? Are you using the color exactly as it is under the > > old finish or darker? This is exactly what I am struggling with. Seems the > > old color underneath the clear coat is quite dark indeed. Almost black! > > > > best, > > Greg > > > > > > > > At 06:08 AM 4/27/2005, you wrote: > > >Hi Greg, > > > > > >Another option is to scrape as much old finish off as possible to avoid > > >working with stripper, nasty stuff, and only bleach when there is color > > >variation that needs to be evened out. > > > > > >Rob E. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <mailto:bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net>Mark Potter > > >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech > > >Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:47 AM > > >Subject: Re: refinishing frustrations > > > > > >Hi Greg - > > > > > >When you say the wood seems to end up darker than you would like when you > > >try to even out the color are you referring to evening out the color from > > >one piece to the next (i.e. - making the legs the same color as the > > >fallboard), or evening out some color 'blotchiness' you may encounter on > > >an individual piece? If you are referring to blotchiness, I would say >you > > >are inflicting this on yourself in the stripping process by being more > > >aggressive in some areas than in others in either scrubbing or sanding. > > >In my experience, if you just let the stripper remove the finish to the > > >point where a putty knife will easily scrape it off, that avoids pitfall ># > > >1 - scrubbing real hard in stubborn places to remove finish still > > >adhering. Then if you lightly scrub/rinse WITH THE SAME EVEN PRESSURE > > >THRUOUT using either a water/alcohol, lacquer thinner, or TSP rinse (or > > >combination of all 3)with #1 steel wool or maroon scotchbrite pad, you > > >should have all pieces stripped clean, free of any blotchiness. I am not > > >a big fan of inflicting further aggression on the wood after achieving > > >this state other than a light sanding with 150 - 220. My personal >opinion > > >is that bleaching robs the wood - especially mahogany - of some depth >that > > >is not retrievable. Just my opinion, FWIW. Nor have I found it necessary > > >or desirable to go after the old filler with scrub brushes, but to each > > >his own. > > > > > >As far as keeping the color as light as possible, I will generally pick > > >the darkest piece of the lot, and only dye as necessary to get the rest >of > > >the pieces to that shade. I would consider this then to be the lightest > > >this wood wants to be. I prefer to take what the wood is giving me and > > >work with it, rather than to impose a completely different color regimen > > >that is much lighter in tone and requires bleaching to get there. Seems > > >to me this is like "askin' for a fight".... ;-) > > > > > >I will say that of the three common liquids I use for cleaning after > > >stripping - alcohol, lacquer thinner, TSP - the TSP removes the most > > >color. FWIW. > > > > > >Mark Potter > > > > > >Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote: > > >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 Forté > > >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > Greg Newell > > Greg's piano Forté > > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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