I used Zinsser Magic Strip Citrus-Action Gel, which apparently can actually be used indoors, according to my instructor. Here’s before, during, and after on the inside of the lid of the piano bench:
1. Wear your grubby clothes to class. (Duh….)
Plus you don’t need a pen and a notebook for taking notes!
2. Working with my hands is fun.
3. The right tools matter way more than I thought. Even screwdrivers. If the groove at the top of the screw is too big for the
screwdriver you have in hand, getting a bigger screwdriver is much easier than
boogering up the screw head with one that is too small. (Tom, a fellow student, solemnly explained that “boogering
up” is the correct technical term. No joke.)
4. Stripping varnish is messy and sticky, and it gets everywhere.
5. Starting with a free piece that isn’t an heirloom was a
really good idea.
6. Like sewing, not being careful or picky in the
beginning follows you all the way through the project.
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