[pianotech] Cigarette burns on keytops

[Wesley Hardman]

Thanks, Al,  I appreciate your reply very much.

Wesley Hardman

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <
alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Wesley, the easiest way is to replace the key-top. If you or the customer
> doesn't want to replaces, there is a way to get a fairly good fix. You will
> need key-top material about the same color as the one on the piano. Prepare
> the key using a dermal tool to remove all the burnt part of the key. Then
> melt some key-top material in acetone and drop it in place. Try to keep it a
> level as possible. When it dries sand it level and buff.
>
>  Al -
> High Point, NC
>
>
>
>  On Jan 17, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Wesley Hardman wrote:
>
>  Is there a way to remove cigarette burns from plastic keytops, or can
> they be masked?
>
> Wesley Hardman, RPT
> Scottsboro, Alabama
>
>
>
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