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Mike Marlow[_2_] Mike Marlow[_2_] is offline
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wrote:

I have steamed out dents before very successfully on unfinished wood,
but have read that the steam would likely damage a finished surface
and also didn't know if it would effectively penetrate through the
finish anyway. As far as why I assume lacquer, it's because I think
(but am not sure) that the finish seemed to get a little softer with
lacquer thinner in an inconspicous area.


Ok - makes sense. I have steamed small dents out of guitars that were
finished in nitrocelulose lacquer, so I still believe that might be worth
your time to investigate.

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