Looks like I misread the question. I was talking about removing the key end felts, not damper felts. I use Ron's method described below. Al - High Point, NC Sent from my iPad On Sep 4, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > On 9/3/2011 9:08 PM, David Boyce wrote: >> Has anyone tried using one of the multifunction tools to remove grand >> damper felts which are REALLY stuck down? > > Not a good choice. The tool isn't for finish work, but it's excellent in come applications for quick close trimming prior to finishing with something else. > > I've tried soaking them off, as most folks have suggested, but my usual is one at a time in a bench vise (as opposed to a vice) with a well (as opposed to poorly) sharpened scraper and possibly a sharp chisel in really extreme cases. Nothing has to dry, and I can immediately start installing new dampers if I want. It just took one set of the water curling up the damper head finish to establish the method for me, but anyone can do it any way they like with my blessing. > > Ron N >
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