[pianotech] Piano wax anyone?

[Ursula Hammerling]

There is candle wax remover available in grocery stores in the department where you would find silver polish (next to the car polish). It removes candle wax beautifully. Haven't tried it on piano keys, so you need to test it.
Ursula Hammerling


--- On Mon, 11/15/10, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner <justpianos at our.net.au> wrote:

From: Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner <justpianos at our.net.au>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Piano wax anyone?
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 6:39 PM

John,
After scraping as much as possible, kerosine is a solvent for candle wax
for the final clean off.


> I wouldn't use heat to melt it, that would cause the wax to migrate into
> the key further.
> Just use a razor blade, and scrape.


>> I've got a client who's spilled candle wax on their keys and didn't
>> notice it before it hardened.
>>

>> I was going to lightly run a lighter over to melt the wax on the tops of
>> the keys. Then remove those keys and take a sharp chisel to the
>> keysticks/frame/bed and just replace the punchings.
>>





      
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