Thanks. I may try both pure, non-detergent ammonia, and detergent types, now that I'm faced with refinishing the entire lid, which already has "fish-eyes" in the existing re-finish job. Thump --- Thomas Cole <tcole at cruzio.com> wrote: > I haven't had any luck trying to "neutralize" or > wash out silicone oil > with solvents, including acetone. The usual fix is > to put a little > silicone (fish eye preventer) into what you're > spraying. > > I just found an article on line that advises > against fish eye preventer > and advocates ammonia to clean a contaminated > surface. It might be worth > a try. > > Tom Cole > > William Benjamin wrote: > > >Have you tried neutralizing with paint thinner? > > > >William > > > > > > > > > >PIANO BOUTIQUE > >William Benjamin > >Piano Tuner Extraordinaire > >www.pianoboutique.biz > >The tuner alone, > >preserves the tone. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > >Of gordon stelter > >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:21 AM > >To: Pianotech List > >Subject: How do you subdue silicone in a finish? > > > >Dear List, > > I'm trying to put a proper decal ( not > mailbox > >letters ) on the keycover of an 1880 Chickering. > From > >the ripples and fisheyes in the existing lacquer, > it > >is evident that prior to being poorly refinished, > >silicone-contining polishes were used. > > I wet sanded ( 600 grit silicone carbide with > >naptha ) the existing finish flat, then tried to > spray > >a base coat of Deft lacquer, and it fisheyed all > over > >again. So I wet sanded it again, and tried spray > >shellac. Same disgusting result. > > I'm guessing that several really fine "mist > >coats" of shellac or Deft would have to be sprayed, > > >until it creates a seal up over the > silicone-permeated > >lacquer underneath. Then decal, then full wet > >topcoats. But I thought I'd ask y'all how you might > >handle this stumper. > > Thanks! > > T > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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