Patrick The Cleaner Wax will do a beautiful job. I use it all the time. It is a very forgiving cleaner and polish- it buffs off easily either wet or dry. It will cover some very fine scratches like cobwebbing, but you'll need to go to the swirl remover after that. Sometimes applying 2 or more coats of the Cleaner Wax will improve light scratching. I carry several different compounds to remove light scratches. It seems one will always work better. If you don't intend to offer finish cleaning as a regular service, stick with the McGuires as recommended. It get expensive to carry an inventory of buffing material. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@attbi.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 7:31 AM Subject: polyester finish care > A customer whose Yamaha GH-1 I haven't tuned in a number of years > called, interested in having me tune it but much more interested in > having the piano "cleaned." After some inquiry it sounds like she's most > concerned about cleaning and polishing the case. > My general understanding has been simply cleaning with a soft cotton rag > is usually sufficient. The PTG Tech Bulletin on Finish Care says pretty > much the same thing, though it recommends Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #17 > Plastic Cleaner and #9 Swirl Remover to buff out any "hazy appearance > caused by many fine scratches" in high use areas (eg music desk). > The local auto parts supply only had the Show Car Glaze #7, Trim > Detailer, and Cleaner Wax. Are any of these useful, or should I just > save them for my car? > Any advice from polyester care experts would be deeply appreciated. > Patrick Draine >
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