<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">The finish is polyester, and can be repaired to look like new.   Butt this does require some equipment. Allied piano is an excellent source of supplies and tools.<BR><BR>Don Mannino<BR>From my Windows Phone</DIV> <HR> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">From: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">barnabas yianni</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:27 AM</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">To: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">pianotech@ptg.org</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,sans-serif">[pianotech] Kawai K15 finish?</SPAN><BR><BR> <DIV>ahoy there!</DIV>a client of mine has a long scratch on the bottom panel of his mahogany-style finish'd Kawai K15. <DIV>a bit of research reveals that its not a cellulose finish as i'd imagined, but a polyester...</DIV> <DIV>i plan to use acetone to blur the edges, and then just colour-fill with some wax, as i understand its not possible to touch-up small areas of polyester finish: ie, one must respray the whole panel.</DIV> <DIV>is this true? any other hints or tips would be greatly appreciated...</DIV> <DIV>thanks!</DIV> <DIV>- barn</DIV></BODY></HTML>