Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - 1930 baby grand piano[final finish coat]
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01-31-00, 07:47 PM
I have been looking for a glass type finish for the final coat on this mahogany dark stained piano .the finish I have has a slight raised grain that I want to be like glass .I have stained this piece with minwax ,and finished with 6 coats of nitrocellulose lacquer gloss brillinte by PARKS[2 gallons]sprayed.but at this rate I won't get the results I want in probably 5 more gallons HELP!
02-01-00, 09:46 AM
Kale:
Hindsight (so they say) is always 20-20. You should have applied a paste filler to the raw wood before staining. This would have eliminated the majority of the grain problems you're having. I'm assuming you used a sanding sealer compatible with your finish as a first coat over the stain. The only suggestion I can make at this point (aside from stripping the piece, which I don't believe is necessary) is to flow on another full coat of sealer, sand thoroughly, and re-apply a couple of coats of your finish. Sand between each coat, of course. At this point, I'd use nothing rougher than 600 grit wet/dry - 1000 if you have it or can get it.
Mahogany, oak, and to a lesser extent walnut are very open grain woods. A paste filler is almost mandatory to achieve the finish you're after.
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George T.
Hindsight (so they say) is always 20-20. You should have applied a paste filler to the raw wood before staining. This would have eliminated the majority of the grain problems you're having. I'm assuming you used a sanding sealer compatible with your finish as a first coat over the stain. The only suggestion I can make at this point (aside from stripping the piece, which I don't believe is necessary) is to flow on another full coat of sealer, sand thoroughly, and re-apply a couple of coats of your finish. Sand between each coat, of course. At this point, I'd use nothing rougher than 600 grit wet/dry - 1000 if you have it or can get it.
Mahogany, oak, and to a lesser extent walnut are very open grain woods. A paste filler is almost mandatory to achieve the finish you're after.
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George T.
02-01-00, 03:41 PM
George thanks for the advice I wish I would have found this site before I started this project. I'll let you know how it turns out. Kale