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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Is it possible, that it is not white paint, but
just an abrasion on the polyester?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If it is an abrasion, it can be buffed
out.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Come to think of it, if it is white paint, it can
be scraped/sanded off, then buffed.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Polyester is quite thick.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ZahringerK@missouri.edu href="mailto:ZahringerK@missouri.edu">Ken
Zahringer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Paint on Polyester</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Garamond><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">We have a
Yamaha C3 (black polyester) here that has been in a practice room for several
years, and was just moved to a classroom. There are some spots/streaks
of white paint on the edge of the lid, from the wall of the PR. I have
no idea how long it has been there. It looks like it happened the last
time the PR was painted; I don’t think it is from being jammed up against the
wall. Scraping the paint with my fingernail had no effect whatsoever.
Since the piano is now in a classroom, where everybody can see the paint
spots, the boss wants it cleaned up. I know poly is pretty inert, but I
didn’t want to just start trying solvents. Anybody have any experience
with this? What will remove paint but leave poly
alone?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Ken Z.<BR>-- <BR>Ken Zahringer, RPT<BR>Piano
Technician<BR>MU School of Music<BR>297 Fine Arts<BR>882-1202<BR>cell
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