fingernail polish

[Elian Degen J.]

I remember a case like that happened to me several years ago.

Unfortunately the moment they applied fingernail polish to the tops, they
already damaged its natural polish. Fingernail polish comes diluted in
something like tuluol, which properties
are very similar to Acetone, so damage is already done to the surface of the
tops. The only thing left to do is sanding and buffing or changing.

Elian
----- Original Message -----
From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@redrose.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 8:01 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.
>
>