Getting finger prints off a mat finish

[Paul]

Be Careful! Some are lacquered over polyester. I had the painful experience
of finding this out remove some packing marks from a Kawai walnut satin
grand lid.

Paul Chick

----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish


> On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:11:00 -0800 "David Ilvedson, RPT" <ilvey@jps.net>
> writes:
> > It seems to me that Windex has alcohol and Cory Products don't.  This
> > may or
> > may not be a problem but Cory advertising lists alchol as a no-no.
> > Any
> > opinions?  Ha...
> >
> > David I.
>
> I believe the original question related to "newer Japanese pianos", which
> certainly would not be lacquer.  On these polyester finishes, alcohol is
> fine.  Especially the amounts found in windex!  Even rubbing alcohol, as
> Kevin noted, has no detrimental effect on polyester.
>
> Lacquer is a different story, but few new pianos have been coated with NC
> lacqer since the mid-to-late 70's, to my knowledge.  Especially
> Japanese....
>
> The fact that Cory promises no alcohol means that it is safe for 'all
> finishes'.
>
> Old and new.....
>
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bases-loaded@juno.com <bases-loaded@juno.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish
> >
> >
> > >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:21:36 EST Douglasmahard@AOL.COM writes:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> On the newer Japanese pianos with a black mat finish finger
> > prints
> > >> show up
> > >> pretty easily.  Not so easy to get off though, any body have any
> > >> suggestions
> > >> for keeping these cases looking clean?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> doug Mahard
> > >
> > >Hi Doug -
> > >
> > >I concur with the windex suggestion.  Also, water with a squirt of
> > liquid
> > >ivory soap in it works great, too.
> > >
> > >I am pretty sure I saw that Cory now makes a polish for satin
> > finishes.
> > >Their polish for high gloss finishes is great, so I would bet the
> > satin
> > >polish is, also.  Schaff carries their stuff, and I think Pianotek
> > does,
> > >too.
> > >
> > >Mark Potter
> > >bases-loaded@juno.com
> > >
> >
>