Yeah, like I'm going to subject my body to those chemicals...no thanks. David Ilvedson ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:32:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: cleaning keys >"Dunking" is a better term than "Soaking". I use >"Purple Power", available at my automotive paint store >as a pre-painting degreaser, for $3/gallon. But >"Super-Clean" is the original version of these many >generic ultra-powerful soaps, bought out by castrol >and now available at Pep Boys and Wal >( BLECH! ) Mart, etc.. > Wear mask, gloves, goggles anbd protective >clothing. This stuff will disolve you if allowed to >sit. Some guy here let it drip into his sneakers and >ended up at the hospital. > Dunk action parts, swish around a bit, rinse with >hose blast( taking off old action felts simultaneously >) lay on screen and dry, flipping occassionally. I >have never seen any sign of warpage from doing this. > Re-felt, Lube with Protec, test centers and put >back in piano. Just watch out for the one or two >pieces in an action that may have been milled from a >laid-up board, and come apart in the rinse. >( Not serious.) > Actions come out very clean, light-colored and >almost odor free. Follow up with ozone tent if still >at all stinky ( mousey actions ). > Thump >--- Alpha88x@aol.com wrote: >> In a message dated 2/20/05 2:18:17 PM Pacific >> Standard Time, >> lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: >> >> > Thump (Gordon Stelter) has another cleaning method >> > >that is intriguing. It involves soaking things in >> > >some concoction. I haven’t been able to >> overcome my >> > >built in resistance to soaking wood parts in >> fluid >> > >to try it. But the results are beautiful. It >> should >> > >be in the archives within the last few months. >> > > >> > >I use this ( "Superclean" ) to briefly soak black >> > and stinky action parts. Then I rinse them and dry >> > them on a screen. It DOES work ewell ( Thank you, >> > Dean! ) . try it on some junk and see for >> yourself. >> > But I am pretty shy about using it on keys, >> > because they are more likely to warp, in my >> > experience. If I did, I'd tack down the buttons >> with >> > brads, first, lest they shift around or come >> loose. >> > >> >> What is the stuff you soak parts in and where can >> one get some?? >> >> >> Julia >> Reading, PA >> > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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