On 12/16/2010 6:17 PM, Julian Blackman wrote: > Hi ,i live in the caribbean and i need to clean some piano keys and > keep it clean any suggestions? Hi, Julian I use a barely damp shop towel or old washcloth -- wet the corner, then squeeze it into the rest -- with just a small dab of toothpaste on it. This is a very mild abrasive which can cut through grease. I do two or three keys, wipe them off with the rest of the rag, put another small dab of toothpaste on another place, and do a few more. Afterwards, it sometimes is good to take a fresh barely damp washcloth and wipe them all down. They should end up dry and clean. If they feel gummy afterwards, you didn't get quite all the toothpaste back off. After you do this, just the damp washcloth or small towel should clean them just fine. Most smeary greasy residue takes years and years to build up. If you have old tape or masking tape to deal with, you can carefully scrape it off with a single-edged razor blade in a holder. The sticky stuff (or fossilized hard stuff) left can be removed with a little bit of citrus solvent on the damp towel. It's safe for ivory -- minimize the water -- but for plastic you should probably test it in an inconspicuous place. It never has hurt plastic keys when I've used it, but keys are made of many kinds of plastic. Susan Kline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101216/c48acb01/attachment.htm>
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