[pianotech] finishing a plate

[Terry Farrell]

I'm planning on doing just that when I do a  plate in candy-apple  
red!  :-)

Terry Farrell

On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:10 AM, David Ilvedson wrote:

> Has anyone taken a plate to an auto repair shop for finishing?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 2/27/2010 3:02:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing a plate
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>> I've used the auto primers, golds, and clears in the past as a  
>> system.  If
>> you have filled and sanded the plate well in the prep stage, it looks
>> absolutely fantastic.  The best color match I was able to find for  
>> Steinways
>> was - get this - Dodge Dart gold.  It was about $100 worth of  
>> materials
>> then.
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>> It is nasty, and I am in a mill building now without a spray room,  
>> so I have
>> to do things with less toxic materials.
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>
>> Will Truitt
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>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
>> On Behalf
>> Of Michael Spreeman
>> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 8:43 PM
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing a plate
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>> I've been able to find thin brass washers at one of the local Ace  
>> hardware
>> stores (in the plumbing department) that work well under plate  
>> bolts and
>> nosebolts (that are not countersunk).  I also found this online:
>> http://www.phoenixspecialty.com/?gclid=CM6S3bSukaACFR6lagodxmI_eA
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>> We countersink the pinblock screw holes (and any other countersunk  
>> holes in
>> the plate) after the primer coat and again after the finish coats  
>> (like Ron
>> mentioned).  I've tried just about everything else to eliminate  
>> chipping
>> when installing the screws to no avail.  We do the same for the  
>> hitch pin
>> holes and tuning pin holes that are getting tuning pin bushings.
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>> Someone mentioned that one of the supply houses sells pinblock  
>> screws that
>> have a bevel ground on the bottom of the head so it doesn't contact  
>> the
>> plate finish when driven home.  I haven't tried these because the
>> countersinking works.
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>> As far as primers, automotive polyester primers work well because  
>> they are
>> catalyzed and dry hard, minimizing duplex plate and aliquat  
>> indentations.
>> The downside is that the auto products are costly and very nasty to  
>> work
>> with.
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>> Michael Spreeman
>> www.RavenscroftPianos.com
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