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Re: keyboard Refinishing Question

2007-09-03 by kar_chicago

Thanks for the info, Peter!

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Vogel" <peter.vogel@...> 
wrote:
>
> I asked Alan, the guy who used to make the keyboards and he said 
the paint
> was a special blend 2 part polyester and there was primer and 
undercoat.
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: kar_chicago [mailto:kar_chicago@...] 
> Sent: Saturday, 1 September 2007 2:51 AM
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] keyboard Refinishing Question
> 
> 
> 
> I was thinking about refinishing the MDF case on the music keyboard 
and 
> had a couple of questions:
> 
> 1) Is it a good idea at all, or is it better, from a 
> value/collectibility standpoint, to leave the original finish, 
> blemishes and all?
> 
> 2) Does anyone know the type of paint used originally? I'd like to 
get 
> as close as possible to the original finish. 
> 
> 3) What primer would be appropriate?
> 
> Cheers.
>

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