Susan Under normal conditions soap and water and/or Windex with soft cloths or Bounty will get rid of fingerprints and smudge marks. But apparently the problem Paul is describing seems to be more than just fingerprints and dirt on the piano. He says the the finish is smearing. That is why I receommended Naptha. Yes, it is not the greatest to deal with, and there should be adequate ventilation in the room. But naptha should will solve the problem, short of refinishing the piano. Wim Quoting Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>: > I saw a furniture guy rubbing out a Steinway finish using dilute > Murphy's oil soap and 0000 steel wool. However, if one did this > much, one would be through the finish on the edges and corners > in no time. > > I don't like using toxic stuff like naphtha (if you breathe it, > you won't need to drink it for it to be inside you.) For really > dirty old music department pianos, one can make an amazing > difference by using a barely damp shop towel and a lot of > elbow grease. Okay, it's not perfect, but it is sure better, > and one can do it over and over. I just throw the shop towels > in the laundry till they're pretty disgusting, then they > are rags. > > Susan Kline > > At 09:13 AM 3/22/2007, you wrote: > > >The prints just smeared into a haze. What else can I try? pw > > > >Looks like you need to remove the waxy coating, the fingerprints > >will go with them. I use a dilute solution of Simple Green > degreaser > >available from Hardware stores. About 1 part SG to 4-5 parts h2o. > > > >Add the SG to the water, if you add water to SG, it bubbles up. > > > >-- > > > > > >Regards, > > > >Jon Page > Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA 205-348-1469
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