This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks a lot Paul. Are you sure that the top of this piano is made out = of veneer and particle board. The reason that I am asking is because the = piece is pretty heavy. I have a lot of experience dealing with particle = board. Usually I just throw it away and get a piece of lumber. That = would mean that the top of the console was a sandwich with veneer on = both sides. That seems to be pretty expensive! I guess solid Walnut was = expensive in 1976 too!The Bottom side has those Chicago World's Fair = Decals that Kimball had used for so long. I thought that heat (like from = a heat gun or even an iron would cause the area to contract. (Of course = you have to be real careful not to scorch the work area) I will check out Rockwell...... Thank You ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul Chick (Earthlink)=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 10:06 AM Subject: RE: Water stain -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of daniel sicardi Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:39 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Water stain There has got to be lots of people out there with more experience in = dealing with this "common" issue than I have. I have a Walnut Console piano. The piano is a Kimball. It is about = 30 years old and in perfect perfect perfect mechanical condition. It = sounds great with very little wear. It has a water stain that went = completely through the protective polyvarithaine or whatever was used to = protect the piano. There was so little left of the protective coat, that it only took a = few minutes to remove it completely from the top of the instrument. I used various gauges of sandpaper and removed the water stain from = the left side of the instrument almost completely. I have not been so = lucky with the right side. I have even used a belt sander which has = reduced the water stain a bit but not completely. I applied good = furniture polish to the entire piano. It sparkles. I still have a bump (not a depression) where the original owner's = ficus once stood.=20 I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how to deal with = this minor annoyance. I figured you pros might have had experience with heat guns or = something of a different nature to deal with this issue. Danny Daniel The raised area indicates the core has absorbed moisture and = swelled, never to shrink again because it is made out of particle board. = The stains sound like mineral stains-very difficult to remove. As a = rule, we simply strip and level the panel, then re-veneer it and stain = and color to match. Veneer is available with a pressure sensitive = adhesive ( PSA ) on it. All you need to do is peel off the backing and = stick it down, it will NOT come off. Rockwell is one company that comes = to mind. They have a website. Paul C ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/26/a0/c0/8e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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