I'd give the lid several weeks to stabilize. I seem to remember that some types of antifreeze contain glycerin as well as alcohol. I'd say you are past the point of anything resembling a finish repair. More than likely refinishing will be the best way to go but you will need to wait to see if the veneer lifts and/or the core delaminates. Dale -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:59 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] Fw: water stains Hey!~ What do I do about this one??!! Paul ----- Forwarded by Paul T Williams/Music/UNL/UNEBR on 11/16/2006 04:57 PM ----- Sheila Brunkhorst <sbrunkhorst1 at unl.edu> 11/16/2006 04:55 PM To Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> cc Subject Re: Fw: [CAUT] water stains Paul. Its not water but anti-freeze. The radiator broke on stage level and leaked down the wall into the basement. The piano cover is ruined -Do you want the cover back or should we throw it out???? Also, The Maintenance dept will need to drain the system - next Wednesday, Nov 22 it an all day event if it last longer then that I will look into moving the piano to Lied over Thanksgiving. Sheila Paul T Williams wrote: Hi Sheila, It be crazy around here, eh? I asked my fellow college techs and I got this reponse regarding the Baldwin water stain. I'll give it a try after the dust settles over the weekend!! Good luck Paul ----- Forwarded by Paul T Williams/Music/UNL/UNEBR on 11/16/2006 02:24 PM ----- Jon Page <mailto:jonpage at comcast.net> <jonpage at comcast.net> Sent by: <mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org> caut-bounces at ptg.org 11/16/2006 01:23 PM Please respond to College and University Technicians <mailto:caut at ptg.org> <caut at ptg.org> To <mailto:caut at ptg.org> caut at ptg.org cc Subject [CAUT] water stains Water stains can be lessened or removed with denatured alcohol. It softens the finish and pulls the water out as it evaporates. It's a little tricky to get the right amount of alcohol applied and the proper light motion waving over the surface to help evaporate. Too much rubbing will remove the finish. -- Regards, Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20061116/7fd5f9e2/attachment-0001.html
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