This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Jim Wow, I didn't know India ink was available that cheaply! The stuff I = use is obscenely expensive, but of course it's for use in technical = pens. India ink would certainly be the ultimate choice for = lightfastness, because carbon just isn't going to fade. I *think* it = probably won't migrate much either (into deeper layers of the wood). I'll be very interested to hear how it looks when you've finished = clear-coating it. (It's really a bit hard to tell from the pictures. I = can well appreciate how difficult it is to photograph anything that is = black!) Please let me know how it comes out! (Thanks!) Peace, Sarah ----- Original Message -----=20 From: altieri=20 To: 'Pianotech'=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:45 PM Subject: RE: black finishing techniques I've been working with the India ink myself in refinishing a Steinway = upright. It was all beat up from some school and the enamel paint was = chipping away etc. =20 I've been extremely happy with the 'opaqueness' of the application and = can post some pictures this evening if you like. I've been playing with = using a coat of shellac over the India ink to seal it and then a few = coats of the Waterlox Satin Tung Oil Based Sealer. I've used the = shellac successfully but haven't gotten to the waterlox step in my = process yet. I'll keep you updated. Also, I did a little test between = India inks. If you go to Dick Blick Online you can get either their own Blick Black Cat Waterproof India Ink for under $10 a quart=20 or the Sanford Higgins Waterproof Black Ink for $26.99 = http://www.dickblick.com/zz211/15/=20 I bough a bottle of both because of the huge price difference for the = same amount of ink. I would say that the Blick Ink might work but you = will use at least twice as much of it to attain the same opaque finish = that the Higgins ink provides. A lot of the pieces I've used the = Higgins ink on require one thin coat of the ink to turn it completely = black. I would definitely spend the extra money and go with the = Higgins. As far as I can tell, I think I'll only need the one quart to = finish the entire upright that I'm working on right now.. I don't see = how you could need more than 2 quarts to finish a grand. It goes on = really well. =20 -Jim Altieri ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/73/f6/71/8e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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