Key Pin Polishing, Was: a Teflon post)

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I ended using my fingers because I can apply it better than any other 
method, i.e. rag whatever.   I remove it with a rag then shoeshine.   I 
don't mess up the keyframe just my fingers...;-]   I've got really shiny 
hands...

David I.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 4:03 AM
Subject: Key Pin Polishing, Was: a Teflon post)


>I also Flitz keypins. Although I manage to keep my fingers out of the 
>direct
> fray!
>
> Has anyone any experience with the little polishing tubes that Jim Coleman
> Jr. sells? I made a couple of similar designs a while back and was not 
> happy
> with the performance, but perhaps it was my bad design. If they work, it
> sure would be easier and faster than shoeshining (and boy, I make a mess 
> of
> the keyframe when shoeshining).
>
> Terry Farrell
>
>
>> When I was Flitzing the keypins, in probably a very archaic method, I 
>> used
>> my fingers to apply the Flitz, removed it with cloth and then shoeshined
>> with a strip of rag.   Yes, labor intensive...
>>
>> David I.
>
>
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