[pianotech] Clean up ivory stains

[John Ross]

After you get the residue off, the stain will probably still be there.
It will then need to be bleached.
I have heard of bleach that will do the job, being available at a  
hairdressers.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 20-Apr-10, at 9:44 AM, Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote:

> If it's ivory, I would first try some alcohol and/or lacquer  
> thinner. If that doesn't work, use a razor blade to see if you can  
> get under it, if not, scrape it off and smooth out with fine  
> sandpaper.
>
> Al -
> High Point, NC
> From: Garret Traylor
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:21 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Clean up ivory stains
>
> Any advice on how to approach repair/cleanup for the stain on this  
> key?  Looks to me like the keyboard has an over spray (stain?) on  
> most keys and one big blob of color on this particular key.
>
> Kindest Regards,
> Garret
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