I've used glass beads with some success. I've not tried sand so don't know if glass beads are better or not. Priming and finishing were not all that difficult. Del _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of BobDavis88 at aol.com Sent: July 11, 2007 2:19 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: Stripping a plate In a message dated 7/11/2007 1:55:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bases-loaded76 at sbcglobal.net writes: I wonder if perhaps towards the end of the sandblasting process, switching to a softer media might not yield a smoother surface than sand? Just a thought... I had wondered about glass beads or walnut hulls instead of actual sand. Bob _____ Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL.com <http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070711/8679f236/attachment.html
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