[pianotech] Plate Artwork Paint

[Terry Farrell]

Thanks Don. An automotive pinstripe professional would have been my fallback plan, but I've a talented art student that I'm quite sure can do the job very nicely!

Terry Farrell
  
On Aug 27, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Don Mannino wrote:

> Enamel is the trick.  Looks great, wears well.
> 
> If you don't feel up to doing it yourself, you might check with an
> automotive detailing shop near you for a reference to someone who does pin
> striping on cars!
> 
> Don Mannino
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Terry Farrell
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:43 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Plate Artwork Paint
> 
> I have a piano plate that I have refinished in gold lacquer topped with
> clear satin lacquer. I need to have quite a bit of artwork done on the plate
> as per original - much like black pin-striping. In the past for lettering
> I've been using some paint pens from an art store with very good results
> However in this case the pin-striping is much more artsy, will need to be
> done by hand and I don't think a paint pen will even come close to meeting
> my needs - it will need to be done by hand with a brush.
> 
> Does anyone have any good recommendations for what type of black paint to
> use so that there are no compatibility problems with the nitrocellulose
> lacquer clear? Will simple enamel work well?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
>