Just wondering why I got the same message 3/4 times?????? Avery Todd At 09:38 PM 8/21/05, you wrote: >Thanks Stefan, > I had a customer I let strip his own piano. He >thought he knew more than I did, and ruined the case >by trying to "sand out" stain spots in the veneer. >Most "scratches" can be steamed out, with a bit of wet >fabric pressed under an iron. > The alcohol/lacquer thinner/abrasive pad idea >seems best to remove residual stain, if possible. Or a >brass brush dipped in the stuff, followed by a paper >towel/solvent wipe. ( Wear gloves and a mask. ) > My suggestion for chlorine bleach was only for >AFTER all these other methods have been tried. Aniline >stain responds nicely to it. This I learned from Bob >Flexner, one of the world's top finish experts. > G > > > >--- Stéphane Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> wrote: > > > Gordon, > > > > I know this is a well known nono, but in my life, > > sanding by hand with 240 > > grit in the direction of wood grain evens the tone > > of wood without ruining > > the veneer. No other technique got me rid of the > > superficial scratches and > > of the offendable changes in colour shades of > > veneer. Yet, I'm readdy to > > experiment better techniques. Maybe we disagree on > > some english term, like > > sanding. I know in flemmish, there are two words > > for sanding : "schuuren" > > which is sanding with 40 grit to 180 grit, and > > "slissen" which is sanding > > with 240 to 1200 grit, and sounds more like > > polishing. In french, no > > difference : both are called sanding. How is it in > > English ? I recall > > having made concavities in my early days with a > > sanding power tool and 120 > > grit, insisting on areas which presented > > defectuosities, but this I do not > > anymore. Anyway, always nice to share experience > > (if I can say I have > > some). > > > > Best regards. > > > > Stéphane Collin. > > > > > Sorry, Stefan. He'll never sand to "bare wood" > > without > > > going through the veneer, and generally making a > > mess > > > out of it. DO NOT NEVER EVER ATTEMPT TO EVEN THE > > TONE > > > OF VENEERED WOOD BY SANDING !!!!!!!!! > > > You will sand through, end up with concavities, > > etc.. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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