<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Larry,  Flitz works very well to shine up a brass fallboard inlay.  No damage to the surrounding poly that I can see, as long as you are not too aggressive with the polish.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Clark A. Sprague, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.clarkspianoservice.com">www.clarkspianoservice.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=larryf@pacifier.com href="mailto:larryf@pacifier.com">Larry Fisher RPT</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:12 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Brass inlay</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I’ve used plastic polish to rejuvenate brass inlay.  The surrounding poly ends up being just as shiny as new.  Some brand names would be Novus #2, Mirror Glaze #5, Maguire’s #7.  The last one is easily found at auto parts places and I butchered the spelling.  Buffing compound works but you may have to finish with a finer grit for a scratch free result.  As I recall, polishing compound isn’t as fine a grit.  Toothpaste has worked in a pinch.  Koenig makes some products that work quite well.</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>