<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>Dear People,</DIV> <DIV>      Someone spilled a coke years ago on this= Yamaha GH1 Grand and the spill is now a 12" diameter hard scratchy stain on= the plate.  It looks and feels like that the undercoat they used to sp= ray underneath autos to keep the fenders from rusting out.  If you are = over 40 you know what I mean.  Has anyone else ever had to clean u= p this kind of a mess?</DIV> <DIV>     I am thinking about removing the strings and p= ins of the affected area to clean.  But what would be a good cleansing = agent?  Vinegar and water?  Or maybe some kind of paint thinner?&n= bsp; Please help, I'm flying blind here.  I don't know yet what damage,= if any, it did to the pinblock.  But right now I would be happy if I h= ad some kind of solution to the cleaning problem.  Literally and figura= tively.</DIV> <DIV>     Thanks a bunch for any help.</DIV> <DIV>Charles Cron</DIV> <DIV>Rockfield, KY</DIV></BODY></HTML>