<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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></BODY></HTML>