After blowing out as much dirt as possible with compressed air, and before using solvents, go over the parts with fine brass brushes and steel wool or Scotch-Brite(TM) pads. I generally prefer Scotch-Brite, as it will not leave tiny steel fibers in stuff which will stin black later if you decide to use any water solutions to clean. And yes, I too scrape away the thickest gunk, before using the alcohol, so it will not soak into the wood. --- Marcel Carey <mcpiano@globetrotter.net> wrote: > On the other hand, I find that denatured alcool will > dissolve the > grime and it just sinks in the wood a lot deeper. It > kind of stains > the wood. After that, there is no way you'll be able > to make that wood > natural again. To me, scraping is still the best way > to remove the > grime. > > Marcel Carey, RPT > Sherbrooke, QC > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org > > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > > Of Tunapianer@AOL.COM > > Sent: 15 aout, 2002 00:24 > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: Cleaning keys / bare wood > > > > > > The thread on cleaning out crusty old actions is > > fascinating, as I have an > > old Mathushek (don't have the ser. # handy) I hope > to restore soon. > > > > What about using denatured alcahol for cleaning > keys, key > > rails and bed, > > hammer butts, and any other bare wood parts on > which a > > cushion of dust had > > settled? My only experience with denatured > alcahol is in > > restoring the > > finish of antiques (i.e., the outside), but I > would think > > it would dissolve > > sundry forms of crud without raising the grain or > inducing > > the possibility of > > warp, which water would seem to do. > > > > Greg Soule > > Pensacola, FL > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
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