Pin block dope mess

[David Love]

I would clean the plate with lacquer thinner and reprime if necessary,
though it may not be necessary.  It's not likely you'll take it down to
bare metal.  Rather, you'll probably see the black filler exposed slightly.


David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Jeff Stickney <jpstickney@montanadsl.net>
> To: Caut \(E-mail\) <caut@ptg.org>
> Date: 3/31/2003 6:56:09 AM
> Subject: Pin block dope mess
>
> 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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