peroxide (preparation)

[Richard Wagner]

At 05:29 PM 3/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Brian,
>
>Before applying the peroxide to the ivories, what do you use to clean
>them?  Should they be sanded before the peroxide treatment?

James,

Before applying the peroxide, first clean the ivories with a damp cloth.  A
little hand soap is OK if they're really grungy.
Then LIGHTLY sand them with 320 or 400 grit paper just to break the surface
and get below any old wax or buffing compound.

Richard Wagner RPT