Be Careful! Some are lacquered over polyester. I had the painful experience of finding this out remove some packing marks from a Kawai walnut satin grand lid. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: <bases-loaded@juno.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:27 PM Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:11:00 -0800 "David Ilvedson, RPT" <ilvey@jps.net> > writes: > > It seems to me that Windex has alcohol and Cory Products don't. This > > may or > > may not be a problem but Cory advertising lists alchol as a no-no. > > Any > > opinions? Ha... > > > > David I. > > I believe the original question related to "newer Japanese pianos", which > certainly would not be lacquer. On these polyester finishes, alcohol is > fine. Especially the amounts found in windex! Even rubbing alcohol, as > Kevin noted, has no detrimental effect on polyester. > > Lacquer is a different story, but few new pianos have been coated with NC > lacqer since the mid-to-late 70's, to my knowledge. Especially > Japanese.... > > The fact that Cory promises no alcohol means that it is safe for 'all > finishes'. > > Old and new..... > > Mark Potter > bases-loaded@juno.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bases-loaded@juno.com <bases-loaded@juno.com> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:10 PM > > Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish > > > > > > >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:21:36 EST Douglasmahard@AOL.COM writes: > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> On the newer Japanese pianos with a black mat finish finger > > prints > > >> show up > > >> pretty easily. Not so easy to get off though, any body have any > > >> suggestions > > >> for keeping these cases looking clean? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > >> doug Mahard > > > > > >Hi Doug - > > > > > >I concur with the windex suggestion. Also, water with a squirt of > > liquid > > >ivory soap in it works great, too. > > > > > >I am pretty sure I saw that Cory now makes a polish for satin > > finishes. > > >Their polish for high gloss finishes is great, so I would bet the > > satin > > >polish is, also. Schaff carries their stuff, and I think Pianotek > > does, > > >too. > > > > > >Mark Potter > > >bases-loaded@juno.com > > > > > >
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