<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>I just used the "Scrubbing Bubbles" technique on a fancy grand turned on its side ( with the action out). Sprayed it all over everything except the dampers and back action (covered the dampers with wrapped-around aluminum foil during the process) then blasted out the resultant filthy foam with a huge electric leaf-blower. Worked very well. (Not as good as getting out stink and dirt as a total rebuild, but faster.)<br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_">
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<td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Dale,<BR><BR>Spray it all over the tuning pin area. Immediately start jamming your<BR>paint brush down between the tuning pins to help loosen the gunk.<BR>Immediately start vacuuming up the residue. If you can tilt the piano on<BR>its side, Doug Gregg says that works best since gravity is drawing the<BR>liquid down. <BR><BR>Instead of using a vacuum immediately, you can also use compressed air<BR>to force the now liquid bubbles all to an edge or corner for vacuuming.<BR><BR>The vacuum/compressed air helps what little moisture gets around the<BR>tuning pins evaporate faster.<BR><BR>I've only done it once and it turned out alright.<BR><BR>Good luck,<BR>John Parham <BR><BR>> -------- Original Message --------<BR>> Subject: [pianotech] Scrubbing bubbles<BR>> From: Dale Erwin <<a ymailto="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com"
href="javascript:return">erwinspiano@aol.com</a>><BR>> Date: Thu, January 10, 2013 1:31 pm<BR>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hi All<BR>> A while back I recall a discussion about using scrubbing bubbles around the tuning pin field to clean up under the strings ans such. Imam out on a Job right now and could use some immediate advice/help on the procedures,applicators,dry time and most of all effectiveness. I will check posts and or if anyone has some experience and would like to call my cell with collegial and friendly advice, I,d welcome it <BR>> 209-985-0990. The smugging, discoloration looks like a mouse or cat has been tracking around up there. Maybe it was the mouse first followed by the cat. Who knows.<BR>> Kind regards<BR>> Dale<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -------- Original message --------<BR>> Subject:Re: [CAUT]
Mold mitigation<BR>> From:James Schmitt <<a ymailto="mailto:pianotenor@comcast.net" href="javascript:return">pianotenor@comcast.net</a>><BR>> To:<a ymailto="mailto:Gregory.Granoff@humboldt.edu" href="javascript:return">Gregory.Granoff@humboldt.edu</a>,<a ymailto="mailto:caut@ptg.org" href="javascript:return">caut@ptg.org</a><BR>> Cc:<BR></td>
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