Not meaning to gloat, David, but this was my suggestion. Spray with "Purple Power" "Super Clean" or whatever ultra-string soap they sell in yoour parts ( from auto part, auto paint or big-box retailers -wearing g;loves, goggles and carbon-filter mask ) ) rub with nylon or brass brush, or no-scratch cleaning pad, rinse, dry with paper towels. Works great on lots of filthy piano parts, including keyframes, etc.. Thump --- David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: > I'd be curious about others' ways of cleaning action > stacks. I've used > several methods and never been that satisfied with > any of them (mostly > because of the amount of work involved). I'd love > to find a spray on wipe > off solution. > > David Love > davidlovepianos at comcast.net > www.davidlovepianos.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of William R. Monroe > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:36 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: cleaning action stack > > Hi List, > > I posted last week about a dirty stack from an "M" > that I just took in that > I wanted to clean. Just thought I'd post my > results. > > Photos should show a couple before photos (with > requisite verdigris), and a > couple after photos. > > What I did: > > Applied degreaser, scrubbed with nylon brush to > remove gunk. > Spray stack with water to remove degreaser/gunk. > Let dry. > Clean stack with Flitz and Scotchbrite. > > Tremendous improvement. > > Next time, I'd do it the same way, but I'd be > quicker on the degreaser step. > > I found I spent way too much time scrubbing the > degreaser trying to remove > as much tarnish as possible. All I really wanted to > accomplish with that > step was removing the build-up of black gunk. Live > and learn. > > William R. Monroe > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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