<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>David-</DIV> <DIV>This might be a job for Micro-Mesh  <A href="http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/">http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/</A></DIV> <DIV>See the KR-70 hand polishing kit.</DIV> <DIV>This will put a mirror finish on scratched polyester. It is not hard to use.  Just be sure to wash off the grindings between each change of grit.</DIV> <DIV>But you will also need some replacement Kawai keytops in case the damage is too deep.</DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: David Lawson Pianos <DLAWSON@DAVIDLAWSONSPIANOS.COM.AU><BR>Sent: Jun 6, 2006 6:50 PM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: Modern key tops <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name="GENERATOR"> <STYLE></STYLE> </ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY bgColor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>G'Day fellow techs. Can anyone tell me how is the best way to remove damaged key tops from the modern piano i.e Kawai?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will need to travel a long way to repair one damaged key top on a K-18 model and will not have a workshop to assist me with bench tools. I do not like the idea of steaming, which would probably not work anyway, and knifing it off sounds pretty dangerous. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This problem was caused by some glue being left on the side of the key top, ( from the factory), then being sanded off to remove it, and subsequently removing the polish from the key. Customer needs all her keys to appear polished it seems!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Lawson </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wangaratta Australia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>