Pin block dope mess

Jeff Stickney jpstickney@montanadsl.net
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:56:09 -0700


All,
	I have the mis-fortune of having to replace the pin block in a piano that
had been "treated" by a previous tech.  The piano has plate bushings, so the
"dope" mostly just made a mess of the coils and tuning pins, and very
little, if any, actually got through to the pin block.  Months after it had
been applied it was still just a gooey mess.  My problem is this:  What can
I use to clean this off the plate for refinishing?  I have a very smelly
spray product called "Goof Off" that I used with limited success to get the
stuff off my tools, so am wondering what else I could use that wouldn't also
take the old finish down to bare metal?  Or is that what I will have to do,
and then prime it again before spraying?  Any ideas?  Thanks.

Jeff Stickney, RPT
University of Montana
jpstickney@montanadsl.net



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