cleaning keys

[David Ilvedson]

Yeah, like I'm going to subject my body to those chemicals...no thanks.   

David Ilvedson



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:32:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: cleaning keys


>"Dunking" is a better term than "Soaking". I use
>"Purple Power", available at my automotive paint store
>as a pre-painting degreaser, for $3/gallon. But
>"Super-Clean" is the original version of these many
>generic ultra-powerful soaps, bought out by castrol
>and now available at Pep Boys and Wal 
>( BLECH! )  Mart, etc.. 
>    Wear mask, gloves, goggles anbd protective
>clothing. This stuff will disolve you if allowed to
>sit. Some guy here let it drip into his sneakers and
>ended up at the hospital. 
>    Dunk action parts, swish around a  bit, rinse with
>hose blast( taking off old action felts simultaneously
>) lay on screen and dry, flipping occassionally. I
>have never seen any sign of warpage from doing this.
>     Re-felt, Lube with Protec, test centers and put
>back in piano. Just watch out for the one or two
>pieces in an action that may have been milled from a
>laid-up board, and come apart in the rinse. 
>( Not serious.) 
>     Actions come out very clean, light-colored and
>almost odor free. Follow up with ozone tent if still
>at all stinky ( mousey actions ).
>     Thump


>--- Alpha88x@aol.com wrote:

>> In a message dated 2/20/05 2:18:17 PM Pacific
>> Standard Time, 
>> lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:
>> 
>> > Thump (Gordon Stelter) has another cleaning method
>> > >that is intriguing. It involves soaking things in
>> > >some concoction. I haven’t been able to
>> overcome my
>> > >built in resistance to soaking wood parts in
>> fluid
>> > >to try it. But the results are beautiful. It
>> should
>> > >be in the archives within the last few months. 
>> > >
>> > >I use this ( "Superclean" ) to briefly soak black
>> > and stinky action parts. Then I rinse them and dry
>> > them on a screen.  It DOES work ewell ( Thank you,
>> > Dean! ) . try it on some junk and see for
>> yourself.
>> >    But I am pretty shy about using it on keys,
>> > because they are more likely to warp, in my
>> > experience. If I did, I'd tack down the buttons
>> with
>> > brads, first, lest they shift around or come
>> loose. 
>> > 
>> 
>> What is the stuff you soak parts in and where can
>> one get some??
>> 
>> 
>> Julia
>> Reading, PA
>> 



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