Hi Jim: When I installed the vertical hitch pins in the bass of my Steinway M, I had lightly chamfered the holes prior to spraying the plate. Took all of 5 minutes. I made no effort to cover the holes. When I drove the new hitch pins in, I had no problems with chipping. The stainless steel pins didn't seem to care if there was any overspray in the holes. At least they didn't say anything.... Will Truitt -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of jimialeggio5 at comcast.net Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:21 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: vertical hitchins- mundane ? The previous vertical hitch-pin thread brings to mind a mundane ? about masking the holes efficiently. This is the kind of throw-away task that ends up consuming way too much time for me. Not only that, as usual, removing the masking itself ends up damaging the finish as the finish has adhered to the masking. 1- has anyone tried not masking the holes at all, and just lightly rotary filing the holes pre and post painting? I haven't on the theory that over-spray would screw-up the hole clearances...maybe that concern is foo-foo. 2- anyone tried using silicone plugs? Finish doesn't adhere to silicone. I located them at macmaster-carr...cheap I understand they are used in industry for this purpose. Jim I
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