Stephane Thanks for the tip. I'm more concerned with chipping of the plate during stringing, which is my worst issue of my own stringing. I've been shooting 2 coats of gold lacquer with no clear coats. I'm looking for a soft outer clear coat for added depth of presentation,plus more protection during the stringing process. Where is the material you advocating sold? Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: Stéphane Collin To: 'Pianotech List' Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:23 AM Subject: RE: regilding plate Hi Tom. I use the spray cans from Motip, the ones depicted here. http://www.motip.com/?page=23&id=565 I don’t know exactly their formula, but it is based on acrylic. I tried other brands, but I found this one to be the best : very good adherence, no tears, and that happy filling effect that makes a perfect sanding unnecessary. This is one layer primer, three cans Antique Gold and three cans clear varnish with no further preparation, other than degrease with nafta. Maybe two layers would do well enough, but I believe that a good layer varnish will help a lot prevent new scratches. Best regards. Stéphane Collin. From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Tom Servinsky Sent: mardi 28 octobre 2008 11:03 To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: regilding plate Stephane, How much are you thinning the varnish in order to spray? I take that you are reducing with mineral spirits...correct? Tom Servinsky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20081028/c390a682/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 24792 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20081028/c390a682/attachment-0001.jpe
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