<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2082" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Thanks a lot Paul. Are = you sure that the top of this piano is made out of veneer and particle board. The = reason that I am asking is because the piece is pretty heavy. I have a lot of = experience dealing with particle board. Usually I just throw it away and get a = piece of lumber. That would mean that the top of the console was a sandwich = with veneer on both sides. That seems to be pretty expensive! I guess solid = Walnut was expensive in 1976 too!The Bottom side has those Chicago World's Fair = Decals that Kimball had used for so long. I thought that heat (like from a heat = gun or even an iron would cause the area to contract. (Of course you have to be = real careful not to scorch the work area)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I will check out = Rockwell...... Thank You</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4@earthlink.net">Paul Chick (Earthlink)</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 11, = 2004 10:06 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Water stain</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>daniel sicardi<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 10, 2004 10:39 = AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Water stain<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>There has got to be = lots of people out there with more experience in dealing with this "common" = issue than I have.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I have a Walnut = Console piano.  The piano is a Kimball. It is about 30 years old and in = perfect perfect perfect mechanical condition. It sounds great with very = little wear. It has a water stain that went completely through the protective polyvarithaine or whatever was used to protect the = piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>There was so little = left of the protective coat, that it only took a few minutes to remove it = completely from the top of the instrument.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I used various = gauges of sandpaper and removed the water stain from the left side of the = instrument almost completely. I have not been so lucky with the right side. I = have even used a belt sander which has reduced the water stain a bit but not completely. I applied good furniture polish to the entire piano. It sparkles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I still have a bump = (not a depression) where the original owner's ficus once stood. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I was wondering if = anyone had any suggestions as to how to deal with this minor = annoyance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I figured you pros = might have had experience with heat guns or something of a different nature to deal = with this issue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Danny<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=462010014-11092004><FONT color=#0000ff>Daniel</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=462010014-11092004><FONT color=#0000ff>The raised area = indicates the core has absorbed moisture and swelled, never to shrink again = because it is made out of particle board.  The stains sound like mineral = stains-very difficult to remove.  As a rule, we simply strip = and level the panel, then re-veneer it and stain and color to = match.  Veneer is available with a pressure sensitive adhesive ( PSA ) on = it.  All you need to do is peel off the backing and stick it down, it = will NOT come off.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=462010014-11092004> </SPAN><SPAN class=462010014-11092004> Rockwell is one company that comes = to mind.  They have a website.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=462010014-11092004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=462010014-11092004>Paul C</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>