cleaning keys

[Jack Houweling]

Thanks everyone

I now have a lot of new ideas and will work with them. The brass brush and
scrub with denatured alcohol works great.

Jack Houweling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: cleaning keys


> Use a $3 brass pot brush, fine bristles, available at
> most grocery stores. Leave the keys on the frame and
> brush across the lot of them, then with the length to
> finish up.
>      If you want cleaner than this, next scrape off
> heavy grunge buildsup ( finger poop ) from the sides
> with single edxdge razors,  removing as little wood as
> possible. Then scrub with Scotch Brite (TM) pads in
> denatured alcohol.( Wear gloves and a mask! )  If they
> are STILL too cruddy looking, bleach with oxalic acid,
> put in a plastic sealed box with an ozone generator (
> to remove odors ) and paint with epoxy enamel. ( Plug
> bushing slots with an old set of cauls. )
>      That ought to be enough.
>      If it isn't, knock out the old leads and take
> them to a tire store, throw the keys away and buy a
> new set for about $3,000.
>      Thump
>
>
> --- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote:
>
> > Try 0000 steel wool with the grain
> > James Grebe
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> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Jack Houweling
> >   To: pianotech
> >   Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:59 AM
> >   Subject: cleaning keys
> >
> >
> >   I am trying to clean the wood on my keys. (The
> > dirt on the top)  I have tried a brass brush on my
> > Dremel tool and my mouse sander with not bad
> > results, but I would like it better. I have seen
> > photos of before and after with the keys looking
> > new. Is there any other techniques or  cleaning
> > solutions.
> >
> >   Jack Houweling
>
>
>
>
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