piano finish

[Steve Pearson]

While 'Fantastik' may indeed work in removing thoses smudges, chances are it will also remove some of the satin wax which gives the satin finish its sheen.  Windex, GlassPlus, etc. does the same thing only worse.  Generally, a warm, moist cloth will remove the smudge, or a few drops of dishwashing liquid in a bucket or sink full of water if plain water won't.  All you are trying to remove is a slightly oily smudge from a waxed, non porous surface.  It shouldn't take anything more than a very mild soapy solution to accomplish the goal.  Strong cleaners are overkill, and can cause more problems than they rectify. 
Steve Pearson
Yamaha   

>>> Roger Jolly <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> 01/12 10:22 PM >>>
Hi John,
              The household cleaner, 'Fantastic' will clean those greasy
marks off in nothing flat.  Moisten the cloth with the cleaner and rub with
the direction of the of the sheen, then buff with a dry cheese cloth.
Regards Roger




At 08:46 PM 12/01/99 -0800, you wrote:
>A piano teacher acquaintance has a Kawai grand in a satin finish. She chose
>this because she didn,t like  the finger print smudges that appear on glossy
>finished pianos. Lately she has been noticing that finger prints on the
>satin finish are showing somewhat shiny and difficult to remove. Any
>thoughts on how to deal with the problem?
>Thanks.
>John Pengelly
>Nelson, B.C.
> 
Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
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