Acetone is a common ingredient in lacquer thinner, which is a blend of several organic solvents. Acetone is generally less aggressive than lacquer thinner. Other than that, yes they are similar. I think you are probably correct that acetone will eat a plastic keytop - but perhaps more slowly than lacquer thinner. I meant by different beast that it was not the same thing. Terry Farrell On Apr 5, 2010, at 3:13 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: > > I think nail polish remover is acetone. Different beast. > Not really. I've used acetone as a substitute for lacquer thinner. > In any case, it reacts the same on keytops as lacquer thinner. > > Wim > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 8:56 am > Subject: Re: [pianotech] cleaning key tops > > I think nail polish remover is acetone. Different beast. > > Terry Farrell > > On Apr 5, 2010, at 2:27 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: > >> Marshall >> >> If the keytops are plastic. do NOT use nail polish remover. Nail >> polish remover is lacquer thinner, which eats up plastic. >> Unfortunately, there is nothing this customer can do to remove the >> magic marker. One of the ingredients in the ink is lacquer, The >> black ink has basically melted into the keytop material. While some >> of it can be removed with naphtha, there will always be a black >> residue inthe keytop. >> >> If the keytops are ivory you can use alcohol and/or lacquer thinner >> to remove the stain. But the longer you wait, the more that stuff >> will seep into the grain of the ivory, and it will be very >> difficult to remove the stain. >> >> Wim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 4:39 am >> Subject: [pianotech] cleaning key tops >> >> Hi Everyone, >> I Hope you guys had a great Easter. >> >> I received an e-mail yesterday from a lady who said that her son >> put permenant marker on a key. They used toothe paste wit baking >> soda which I said might be too abrasvie. So what could be used to >> remove permanent marker without damaging a key top. I do not know >> if they are ivor or plastic. It's a Pratt & Read grand according >> to her. Thanks everyone >> Marshall >> >> >> Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician >> Marshall's Piano Service >> pianotune05 at hotmail.com >> 215-510-9400 >> Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org >> Vancouver, WA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts >> with Hotmail. Get busy. = > > = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100405/d1ff27f6/attachment.htm>
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