---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Another thing to do is have a "safety net" under your buffing wheel on t= he floor.=0D When you are new to this procedure having the key spun out of your hand = and getting chipped on a hard floor is a problem. A thick rubber mat or carpe= t soft enough to stop chipping is mandatory.=0D =0D After polishing many hundreds of keyboards I have found out the best way = to avoid the key being spun out of your hand is to.=0D =0D Wrap your left hand (if right handed) VERY TIGHTLY around the key and wit= h your right hand use thumb and first finger tilt the key slightly towards = you =0D Always keep the key angled! or else it will put your tight gripping hand = to the test!!=0D =0D Then do some horizontal passes back and forth. I do the horizontal passes= in two steps. First push the key till the sharp opening reaches the side of = the wheel and I then lift the key and put it back with the sharp opening on t= he other side of the wheel. The vertical passes take care of what you miss around the opening area.=0D =0D Turn the key around so that your right hand has the vice grip and repeat horizontal passes with the angled key. BUT, do not put too much pressure = on the sharp opening, or rounded corners will be the result.=0D =0D Then, change grip to do the finishing vertical passes, starting at the t= ail end only, never from the front.=0D =0D I would only use that method for tops that have been sand papered or badl= y scratched.=0D =0D Too much gunk on the keys is the result of TOO much compound applied. The wheel works better by regularly cleaning the old gunk off with the pointy end of a file and applying compound lightly. I do not apply compound to t= he left corner of the wheel. I use that corner for the finishing passes.=0D =0D regards=0D Robin Stevens=0D South Australia=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/37/e2/4b/53/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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