Problem: Article: Polyurethane works well as a finish coat. It will seal the stain and protect your piano from moisture damage. Your finish coats will dry pretty quickly, but you should allow each coat to dry for at least 48 hours between applications. Use a fine-grade sandpaper or No. 000 steel wool to sand each thin coat of finish. (Two or three thin coats of finish will give your piano a professional sheen; it is a longer process, but is preferable to applying just 1 thick coat.) After you sand each application, wipe down the wood with the tack cloth so that all dust and other particles are removed before you apply the next coat of polyurethane. If you skip this step, you will likely end up with a bumpy and unsightly finish coat.
Summary: Start applying the final finish. Lightly sand between each coat. Use a tack cloth to wipe down the wood.

Problem: Article: The best way to set up a paragraph describing an object is to immediately give the reader a sense of the object’s position and size. How much space does it take up? Can it fit in the palm of your hand, or does it loom over you? Has it sat so long in one place that it’s gathered dust, or is it constantly in motion? Feel free to split your topic sentence into 2 sentences for clarity and flow. You could write something like:  “She’d been wearing the necklace for so long, the chain seemed to blend into her skin. It was thin and the jewel was very small, sitting at the exact center beneath the dip in her collarbone.” “The water bottle lay on its side in the dirt, just off the main path, so dented that you could barely tell what its original shape had been.” Strong sensory details can help your reader relate to an object they’ve never seen before, or cast new light on something familiar. These succinct descriptions, relating to the reader’s sense of touch, smell, taste, or sight, will make the object come alive. Talk about how heavy it is, whether it’s hot or cold, how strong it is, its smell, or even its taste. Get creative! How do you use this object—or do you not use it at all? Why, or why not? Showing the reader the object’s purpose through strong, descriptive adjectives can help them visualize it more strongly, or even imagine what it would be like to use it themselves. For example, you could say, “It was her lucky pencil, the one she always used for tests, and she kept it in a separate section of her backpack for that reason. She sharpened it slowly with her personal handheld sharpener, then carefully swept the shavings into the trash.” If you’re asking your reader to read a whole paragraph just about an object, you want them to know why it’s so important. You can do this by telling the reader directly, if your tone is more concise or succinct. For a more subtle option, try showing them its significance by including relevant, telling details about the object or the way someone treats it.  For example, you could show the importance by writing, “He took his watch off in the bathroom every night, cleaned it gently with a wet tissue, and placed it on a small cloth on his bedside table.” For a more direct option, you could write, “The journal had been passed down by her grandmother to her mother and finally to Katie. It was the oldest thing she’d ever owned, and the thing she loved the most.”
Summary: Give an idea of the size and general shape of the object. Describe its sensory details, like color, texture, or taste. Talk about what it’s used for to give a sense of its purpose. End by telling or showing how the object is significant, depending on your tone.

Problem: Article: If your waiter or waitress is not the only person who’s served you in some way, it’s customary to tip the other servers, too.  For example, if you received the benefit of a wine steward, it’s customary to also tip 15 percent the cost of the bottle of wine. You can tip the coatroom attendant about $1 per coat or $2 for the parking valet or garage attendant, if you’ve left your car with them while dining. You can leave a smaller tip to your restaurant server if the food is served buffet style or the server brings you drinks only, but you should still tip between 10 and 15 percent. Some restaurants have washroom attendants; tip them 50 cents to $1. You might want to tip the headwaiter or captain separately also. When buying something over a counter, say morning coffee, you are generally not expected to tip. You can download apps to your smart phone that will calculate the tip for you if you plug in the amount of your bill.  Most smart phones also come with a calculator, which will allow you to calculate the tip yourself, depending on the amount you decide to leave. Various websites will calculate the tip for you. All you have to do is plug in the amount of your bill, and the percentage amount of the tip you want to leave.  In some states, the sales tax is about 5 percent. If that’s the case, you could multiply the sales tax listed on your bill by three in order to get 15 percent. If you used any coupons or discounts, calculate the tip based on how much you would've paid without it. Otherwise, you're punishing the waiter for the restaurant management's efforts to bring you in the door. Many servers absolutely rely on tips to survive. The fact they receive tips is calculated into a lower hourly wage in the first place.  It’s not uncommon for servers to make just over $2 an hour before they receive tips. They often make well under minimum wage. Although American states have different minimum wages, the federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers is just $2.13.  Some servers also are required to share or pool their tips at the end of the night or to contribute for tips to bartenders, lowering their overall haul. You are not legally required to leave a tip, however you’re being very unfair to your server if you do not do so. There’s no upside in being a jerk, but if you truly received awful service, you shouldn’t feel obligated to leave a full tip.  Try communicating with the server first, though, about what’s making you unhappy to give the server a chance to fix it. A tip to a server is meant to acknowledge good service. If your server ignored you, had a bad attitude, or served your food late, it’s OK to not leave a full tip. Assess how the food matched your order, whether the food was hot and fresh, how attentive the server was, how quickly your empty dishes were removed, and whether the server was courteous. You might want to explain the lack of a tip, in nice and constructive terms, on the bill when you pay the check, though. Some believe you should still give at least 10 percent even if you’ve received poor service.  Take care to determine whether the poor service was really the server’s fault. For example, perhaps the kitchen didn’t get the food to the server on time or management understaffed the restaurant. It can make a server’s day to be told you thought their service wasn’t just good but was impeccable. Why not let them know?  Write a little note on the bill when you pay your bill explaining what you thought the server did really well. Better yet, call over the manager and tell the manager about the good job the server did. Always treat your server to a smile and be kind and polite. Service jobs can be stressful enough without people taking out their bad days on the server!
Summary:
Tip other restaurant staff. Use a tip generating app. Realize why tipping matters. Leave a smaller tip for very poor service. Tell your server if the service was great.