Finding a violin in the attic in this condition would make me cry out for a luthier to fix it! I feel so sorry for the poor creature! Are you going to add cracks too? I loved how it looked like, just before you started out with the craquelle thing, and now you are going to remove the reddish colour? It looked so beautiful, just like the Villaume Viola of my late aunt :/
Thank you, Peter! So, the ground is not removed with the stripper? Also, should I assume this brand is a safer or easier varnish remover than most? Do you need all 30 minutes for it to be effective?
As most things, -It depends on the circumstances. That is, what you have used to make the ground etc. This "Stripper" takes a couple of seconds. Don´t let it dry before removing. You will notice when it is time for the next step.
안녕하세요 피터, 바이올린에 긁힘과 작은 상처들을 집에서 메꿔보려는데 올리브유, 식용유 같은 기름을 사용하는 게 좋을까요 바셀린 같은 미네랄 오일 로션 류를 사용하는 게 좋을까요?? 혹은 집에 shellac이 있는데 shellac으로 처음부터 끝까지 칠해도 될까요? 혹은 마무리 단계에서만 써야 할 까요? Hi Peter, I'm trying to repair scratches and cuts on my violin at home. Is it better to use an oil like olive oil or cooking oil or a mineral oil lotion like Vaseline? Or if I have shellac at home, can I paint it from start to finish? Or should I only use it at the finishing stage?
It happens every now and then, that the varnishing goes the wrong way. That is one of the reasons to use it. It also takes away the varnish in places where the bare wood shall be exposed. Doing it with alcohol can be too uneffective, since the egg white or casein is not alcohol soluble. Doing it with a scraper can cause damage to the ground in a way that is hard to fix.
I have a big question. Will French Polishes/Shellac retouch Varnish Will works over an oil varnished violin? If it doesn't, how do you Polish/retouches an oil varnished violin? What's the difference between an oil varnished violin and a spirit varnished violin?
I am a bit confused not quite understanding your question, but the idea of polishing is to fill or even out all microscopical scratches, so that the surface gets even. This is done in different ways. One is to fill in the scratches with french polish/shellack. You can also use a polish that partly disolves the surface and in the smae time fills the scratches. A third way is to use alcohol in a cloth, which will do the same thing, although it is a bit aggressive and can be hard to handle. Oil- or spirit-varnish is just the difference in the base which the varnish is built upon. Normally linseed oil or shellack. Spirit varnish is more sensitive to alcohol and some other solvents. In my point of view, oil-varnish ages better.
Finding a violin in the attic in this condition
would make me cry out for a luthier to fix it!
I feel so sorry for the poor creature!
Are you going to add cracks too?
I loved how it looked like,
just before you started out with the craquelle thing,
and now you are going to remove the reddish colour?
It looked so beautiful, just like the Villaume Viola of my late aunt :/
Well... There is a Swedish saying; "Taste is like an ass, -It is split."
Thank you, Peter! So, the ground is not removed with the stripper? Also, should I assume this brand is a safer or easier varnish remover than most? Do you need all 30 minutes for it to be effective?
As most things, -It depends on the circumstances. That is, what you have used to make the ground etc. This "Stripper" takes a couple of seconds. Don´t let it dry before removing. You will notice when it is time for the next step.
안녕하세요 피터, 바이올린에 긁힘과 작은 상처들을 집에서 메꿔보려는데 올리브유, 식용유 같은 기름을 사용하는 게 좋을까요 바셀린 같은 미네랄 오일 로션 류를 사용하는 게 좋을까요?? 혹은 집에 shellac이 있는데 shellac으로 처음부터 끝까지 칠해도 될까요? 혹은 마무리 단계에서만 써야 할 까요?
Hi Peter, I'm trying to repair scratches and cuts on my violin at home. Is it better to use an oil like olive oil or cooking oil or a mineral oil lotion like Vaseline?
Or if I have shellac at home, can I paint it from start to finish? Or should I only use it at the finishing stage?
I would recomend you to go to a good violinmaker. It is harder than it might apear at first glance.
Hello Peter!For what do you use the stripper and how? Thank you very much
It happens every now and then, that the varnishing goes the wrong way. That is one of the reasons to use it. It also takes away the varnish in places where the bare wood shall be exposed. Doing it with alcohol can be too uneffective, since the egg white or casein is not alcohol soluble. Doing it with a scraper can cause damage to the ground in a way that is hard to fix.
I have a big question. Will French Polishes/Shellac retouch Varnish Will works over an oil varnished violin? If it doesn't, how do you Polish/retouches an oil varnished violin? What's the difference between an oil varnished violin and a spirit varnished violin?
I am a bit confused not quite understanding your question, but the idea of polishing is to fill or even out all microscopical scratches, so that the surface gets even. This is done in different ways. One is to fill in the scratches with french polish/shellack. You can also use a polish that partly disolves the surface and in the smae time fills the scratches. A third way is to use alcohol in a cloth, which will do the same thing, although it is a bit aggressive and can be hard to handle.
Oil- or spirit-varnish is just the difference in the base which the varnish is built upon. Normally linseed oil or shellack.
Spirit varnish is more sensitive to alcohol and some other solvents.
In my point of view, oil-varnish ages better.