cleaning black satin finish

[Bob Sadowski]

Karen,
       For the final rub, I use white Scotch pads available from autobody
supply stores.  Cut a peice to fit a rubber sanding block and use long
strokes with the grain making sure to lift off the surface when you get to
the edge. Steel wool will sometimes wrap around itself and the fine scratch
lines will appear curved and not straight.  Hope this helps.

Bob Sadowski
Erie, PA

-----Original Message-----
From: Kgj38@aol.com <Kgj38@aol.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 11:28 PM
Subject: cleaning black satin finish


>The Baldwin I tuned this evening has the black satin finish.  Someone had
>sprayed some water on it and now the finish is blotchy.  I tried my Cory
piano
>polish on it with  no success.  Then the owner "confessed" to me that he'd
>tried to clean it up with furniture polish.  There are a couple of spots
where
>the finish is "squishy" and there are lots of water spots.  Any ideas on
what
>I can do to fix this?
>
>Karen Johnson
>Rochester, MN
>