<!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>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 face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2>Danny</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>