I just got an old upright that the action was "media blasted" on, (I guess). Quite impressive! Looks quite clean, with only a bit of roughness imparted to the wood! G --- Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote: > No, I wasn't kidding. I've used it to peel paint off > wood. It works great. > You only have dust then and no fumes. Should be > appealing to the Thumper. > > > > I like 150 Garnet mesh, purchased from Abrasive > Products, (317) 485-7701, > about $50 for 100 lbs. Just use it in a cheap siphon > feed sandblaster. It > leaves a surface a little rougher than a sanding > with 150 sandpaper. > > > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > _____ > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Michael Magness > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:37 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: How much tone is lost by PAINTING a > soundboard with gray > primer????( YUCK! !!) > > > > I'm not sure if you were kidding ot not Dean I did > see an article in a > woodworking mag on blasting finish off of wood, not > with sand but using > baking soda and a lower pressure. > > > -- > Michael Magness > > > > On 8/24/07, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> > wrote: > > Why not try sandblasting? > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> ] On Behalf > Of gordon stelter > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:47 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: How much tone is lost by PAINTING a > soundboard with gray primer > ????( YUCK! !!) > > Quite a lot, I'd suspect. I just picked up this > > Steinway upright, and found rather thick, gray paint > all over thre back posts and soundboard. > Gray sandable primer is, I believe rather soft > ( = sound absorbing. ) If I have time, I'll get a > bunch of carbon filters for my gas-mask, and try to > blast it off with lacquer thinner in my spray gun, > with a bottle brush to get behind the posts. > Peace, > G > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
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