John R Fortiner wrote: > > Hi Roy: I doubt that the Windex damaged the poly unless misused as in > sprayed on and allowed to sit for long periods of time - and even that is > open to debate. > What kind of damage does the finish show? Cloudiness, faint stratches - > which could give the poly an overall "dull" appearance????? > If "cloudy" try applying some Meguire's #9 to the finish - rubbing by > hand with a CLEAN all cotton cloth ( make sure that your cloth is 100% > cotton - flannel is best in my experience ). That "should" remove the > cloudiness if it hasn't gone too deeply into the poly. If Meguire's #9 > simply makes tiny scratches appear more visable, then the problem is > likely the cloth that your customer has been using to "polish" his piano. > If it contained any polyester at all - it could easily scratch the > surface - of course, so could the dust that he/she was trying to remove. > As long as the scratches are tiny ( not "feelable" ) it isn't really too > difficult to remove the scratches - assuming that there are scratches. > btw - just a couple of weeks ago I had the "pleasure" of removing > scratches from the top of a Kawai RX6 (7' grand). Lots of area, but had > it done in a couple of hours. > If I can be of any assistance to you in this please just let me know and > I'll gladly share any info that I have obtained either through study or > through experience. > Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, > John R. Fortiner > Billings, MT. > > On Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:01:52 -0600 "Roy Ulrich" <ulrich@rangenet.com> > writes: > > Have a customer with a Yamaha grand who claims that Windex used as a > > cleaning aid ruined the surface. The finish IS damaged, but after > > looking through the archives I've not seen any evidence that Windex > > is indeed the culprit. Any suggestions / ideas? Thanks. > > > > Roy Ulrich > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. What is Meguires #9? Is it stocked by piano suppliers? -- Frank Cahill Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild Northern Va
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