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Why
Waterborne? PRODUCTS |
FROM BEGINNER TO PROFESSIONAL FINISHER:A PianoLac® Success Story
He bought an HVLP system and tried spraying lacquer. What with the noxious fumes (his workshop is attached to his house), danger of fire and explosion and poor quality appearance, he soon gave up. Farming out the work wasn't feasible either. The extra cost added and time delay made it impractical. PianoLac® To The Rescue A friend knew of a local piano finisher who had developed a waterborne finishing system. Eamon saw the superb finish quality, but hesitated to try it He thought it would take master finishing skills to get good results. Arthur Grudko, the man behind PianoLac assured him otherwise. Several telephone conversations later, Eamon was spray staining, sealing (without grain raising), and finish coat spraying. The furniture looked like it had been rubbed: smooth to the touch with a slightly "waxed" feel. Customers were impressed, and more work started coming in. There were a few challenges along the way. One assignment was to stain and finish a cherry cabinet with maple sides. The color had to be consistent, even though the two woods were different and tend to blotch. A few light coats of PianoLac® Stain Blocker before spray staining made for a perfectly uniform color. The most intimidating situation was creating a high polish finish on a $30,000 cabinet installation. The veneer was curly, tiger maple with tremendous contrast. superior depth of image(the customer wanted a high gloss, virtual piano finish). Before PianoLac a request like this might have caused Eamon to turn down the job, but with confidence born of experience, he stained and sealed with SS/BC/PF, then sprayed on four coats of clear gloss. After three day's cure, he sanded with #600 wet/dry paper and (lubricated with PianoLac® Rubbing Oil), and compound with 3M Finesse and 3M Stikit pad on a Milwaukee polishing machine. The work went quickly because it was mostly flat surfaces. Very little hand rubbing was required. The customer was impressed by the clarity and gloss. The job brought referrals to Eamon's growing business. Eamon is now a full time cabinet maker. There's no finishing project he can't handle. His portfolio bristles with pictures of his custom cabinetry, all finished with PianoLac. The most suprising development is that he actually enjoys the finishing
process as much as making the furniture. He used to consider finishing
a necessary evil. Now he looks forward to the final step that reveals
the beauty of the wood and design that is making his reputation. |