My question: Was the fingernail polish painted onto the key or is it a scuff mark made by playing? Painting polish on the key would etch into the surface. A scuff mark can be removed with a rubbing compound. I hope it is the later, Jon Page At 07:18 PM 09/03/1999 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Clyde, > >You've already gotten some fine suggestions. A thought that came to mind... >Does the fingernail polish bond very tightly to the keytops? If it doesn't >'melt in' too badly, I wondered if a sharp new razor blade would peel that >stuff right off the top without much damage? I don't know, I haven't tried >it. > >Good luck, > >Brian Trout >Quarryville, PA >btrout@desupernet.net > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@redrose.net> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 8:08 AM >Subject: fingernail polish > > >>Friends, >> >>One of the school pianos I tuned yesterday has what appears to be >>fingernail polish on the keytops. Five-year-old Schimmel, plastic >>keytops. I found info on removing tape residues or magic marker. Can >>someone direct me to what one uses in this case? Thanks! >> >>Clyde Hollinger, RPT >> >>P.S. I had a client who used fingernail polish remover -- it took the >>gloss off the keytops. >> >> > Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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