<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Howdya get CA off of polyester???</title></head><body> <div>Hi all,</div> <div><br></div> <div>CA can be dissolved with acetone. Acetone won't hurt polyester, particularly if its only in contact with the polyester for a short time. After you wash the CA off, just polish the polyester surface again with any of the polymer polishes. It will take the slight dulling off to come up just like new. But<b> please</b> make sure that the finish you are proposing to removing the CA from is indeed polyester. If its acid cat or any of the other lacquers, acetone will remove both the CA and the lacquer coating.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">And then of course, have your buffing wheel available!</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Terry Farrell</font><br> <blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080">I have scraped it off with a razor or knife and then dressed the finish with a little 4/0 steel wool. You could even use some 600 sandpaper first and then the steel wool. Try an inconspicuous area first to see how it is going to look on the finish. But if you can hardly see it now probably hitting a couple of times with the steel wool will make it disappear.</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font size="+3" color="#000080"><b>Dean</b></font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080">Dean May</font></blockquote> <blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">I just finished tuning a satin walnut polyester piano that has a few loose pins.  It's a couple of years old, and still under warranty, but I figured I try to CA a couple of pins anyway. </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Just to prove that performing that operation requires care and patience, I spilled a very small amount on the keyslip....:-([(</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">At least it isn't laquer.  I got most of it off before it had time to set, but as we all know, the stuff dries durned fast!  So there are a couple of very small marks on the front. </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The finish doesn't appear to be damaged at all, and it's hardly visible, but I can see it.  I'd like to do right by the customer and get it off if possible, but I didn't want to apply chemicals that might take the finish off in conjunction with the glue...</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">If any of you have an idea about how to remove this stuff, please let me know!</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">It's always on the fourth tuning of the day...</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Thanks in advance!</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Dave Stahl</font></blockquote> </blockquote> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>