Nope, no paste polish to recommend. I don't use that approach. If I did, I'd probably use something like the swirl mark remover I use for poly, or meguiar's or some such. But, my approach is more like PRJ's. Sanding sealer first, brushed on, sanded to 220, followed by 2 coats (usually) of lacquer or poly, again brushed on. After that, it just depends upon the weather what I do next. Sometimes rub out, sometimes nothing. I've had boards come out so nice and clean and smooth, that I've found no reason to expend needless energy. I've used both semi-gloss and hi-gloss poly and like them both fine. Just depends upon what I'm after. After an exchange with PRJ a while back, I think I'm going to try the spray shellac/spray lacquer next. Paul, I'm not sure I follow your routine: Is it medium shellac, heavy shellac, lacquer? William R. Monroe www.a440piano.net On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Nick Gravagne <gravagnegang at att.net> wrote: > William, > > > > Do you have a paste polish to recommend? I appreciate the tip RE electric > polishers. Sanding to higher grits, followed by a polish sounds like the > plan for now. > > > > I have heard some talk RE polyurethane, but for some reason I can’t seem to > get with it; probably too much experience with lacquer, and the boards sound > good, not weighed down. But I am willing to be convinced otherwise. Are > there advantages to poly over lacquer? > > > > I am spraying on the lacquer, but brushing on the shellac. I use a Mohawk > reducer (thanks to M. Spreeman) in the lacquer along with the lacquer > thinner and the flow out seems pretty nice; no sandy or matted looking > sections. > > > > Thanks William. > > > > *Nick Gravagne, RPT* > > *Piano Technicians Guild* > > *Member Society Manufacturing Engineers* > > *Voice Mail 928-476-4143* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090319/7ac4b12c/attachment.html>
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