plastic keytop matching

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Ed:
    Glad to hear you've got a handle on it.  Now, you just need some finer 
sandpaper to wet sand it to at least 1000 grit, and buff it back to gloss 
with appropriate compounds.  Have a great day!
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: plastic keytop matching


> Thanks, Paul.
>
> I've got the action here in my shop. I just sanded them with 320 grit. It 
> worked liked magic!
>
> I appreciate your help.
> Ed
>
>
>>From: "Paul McCloud" <service at pianosd.com>
>>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Subject: Re: plastic keytop matching
>>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:15:35 -0800
>>
>>Ed:
>>    I don't know if you've tried to sand them a bit.  That would be my 
>> first guess.  The plastic is thick enough to sand quite a lot. 
>> Otherwise, why not just replace all of them?  It's extremely difficult to 
>> match cream/white color.
>>    As a Young Chang dealer, our store had to replace some keytops.  When 
>> I ordered the new ones, they asked what the exact model and serial was. 
>> They apparently have two different keytop shades, which to my eye look 
>> absolutely identical.  Until you put them on the keys, that is.  The 
>> wrong shade sticks out like a sore thumb...
>>    Add to that the fact that the keytops are shaped differently on the 
>> front edges, and some are rounded over the whole key, and it's going to 
>> be next to impossible to get a match.  If it were me, I'd tell the 
>> customer that they need a new set of keytops.
>>    Anyhow, good luck
>>    Paul McCloud
>>    San Diego
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
>>To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:19 AM
>>Subject: plastic keytop matching
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have a client with two white keys that are burnt. How can I get a 
>>perfect
>>match?
>>
>>I have samples from Shcaff and nothing is quite as deep cream as his set.
>>What other supplier has a lot of plastic keytops to choose from?
>>
>>Are there any methods to save these burnt keytops without replacing the
>>keytop? The problem is mostly discoloration, with one small spot where
>>plastic has been melted.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Ed
>>
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