At 08:56 -0800 3/2/09, Euphonious Thumpe wrote: >Scrape the worst off with a razor blade ( wearing ventless goggles, >gloves and a carbon-filter mask with pre-filters ) then wipe the >rest off with a scrub pad in alcohol, or a little soap and water >and dry right away with paper towels. ( But watch out for some >kinds of alcohol on some kinds of keytops --- will dissolve! ) To use alcohol is pointless, since what you are removing is a waxy, greasy substance, and alcohol will not dissolve it but instead dissolve the spirit-based shellac often used on the ebony sharps. White spirit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit> and fine wire wool will quickly remove the solid sweat from the sharps or the naturals, or, for the naturals I usually scrub them with Scotchbrite and hot water with detergent added. JD
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