Yes it does. Lacquer is going to be fairly thin, so you gotta be careful and not too agressive. Poly opens up a whole range of aggressive approaches. Basically, however you'd want to rub-out/polish your Corvette or fiberglas boat is what you can do to your piano finish - same stuff. How old is the piano? I know some older Japanese pianos from the 1960s or so did indeed have lacquer finishes. But if it's only ten or twenty years old, it is very likely polyester. Remove the fallboard - look around - look at screw holes - if you can see that the finish is very thick, like it looks to be a millimeter or so thick, it is polyester. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Hmmmm good question...no I am not sure...could be polyester if that's what > they used. Does it change the cleaning method or product. > > Jon > > ----- Original Message ----- >>R U sure it's lacquer rather than polyester? >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>This may have been asked before. If so, forgive me, I missed it. I >>>>have a customer with a lovely Kawaii GE series. This finish is >>>>lacquered (shiny) ebony and she asked about cleaning and maintenance as >>>>movers made quite a mess of leftover fingerprints and such. I am no >>>>expert on finishes or cleaning solutions or polishes for the variety of >>>>piano finishes. I don't want to give "damaging" advice. Any good >>>>suggestions out there? >>>> >>>>Jon Stein
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