<HTML>In a message dated 5/5/02 7:43:53 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">> 2. A quick question on cleaning actions: The old upright I am restoring has > an extremely dirty action. It is very very dusty. How would you go about > cleaning this? I would be interested in hearining how you would go about > doing this with a minimum set of tools ("the hard way"), or in an > established shop. > > Thank you very much in advance for your replies. > > Regards, > /Claudia </BLOCKQUOTE> Claudie. I don't know what other suggestions you've gotten, but when I first started in the business, I took my actions to a local garage, where I asked to use the air compressor with a nozzle on it. I blew the dirt right out. Now I use a small 3/4 horse air compressor from Sears. If you're going to do a lot of these in the future, its not a bad investment, even if it's only to clean both upright and grand actions. Wim  </HTML>