<!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 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Someone in our local chapter had a = great idea to do all quickly.  If you have the large buffer.  Take off the = keyslip, insert a wood prop under all the keys.  This will lift all the = whites above the sharps. Now you can buff all at once.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Bratcher</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=cy.shuster@theshusters.org href="mailto:cy.shuster@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> Sunday, May 04, 2003 5:52 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Restoring gloss to = plastic keytops</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm trying to clean and polish the plastic keytops = on my 1923 5'8" Krakauer.  They were replaced some time more than five = years ago, and have the note name embossed at the tail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Following a search of the archives, I've = successfully used 0000 steel wool to remove stubborn glued-on spots of what seems to be = stain or varnish.  However, this has completely deglossed the = finish.  Doesn't look bad, but very different to the rest.  First attempts = at buffing using the Dremel and a small cotton wheel (3/8") caused only = melting of the top (fortunately, just at the hidden tail, where I = started).  I was surprised, because in the archives someone successfully used a = 20,000 RPM device.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The Dremel polishing kit came with some red rouge, = said to give a "high gloss on metals and plastics", but it doesn't.  I've = tried buffing with a clean cotton wheel on a variable speed power drill, and = at least it doesn't melt the plastic, but the gloss doesn't come back.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rochester, MN</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>