<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> Right-wing= rhetoric and keytop removal....what will they think of= next. David I.     ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: <<A= href="mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com">Alpha88x@aol.com</A>> To:= <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:04:48 EDT Subject: Re: best way to= get plastic keytops off? Greetings,=          &n= bsp; I put Michael Savage or Glenn Beck on the radio, and pour a= Sasparilla.  Then, I take about a 12" x 12" or so, = rag which is made out of an old t-shirt or bed sheet, wet it,= wring it out, double it in half and place over the key top. Then= apply a hot iron for about 10 to 20 seconds (it'll steam). = Then, I take a putty knife and lift under the plastic until I= can push it along under the plastic, going from the back of the= key to the front. It should just glide off. I re-wet the rag= every 10 keys or so, as it dries out as you go.. If the plastic= won't come off, sometimes you need to keep the iron on alittle= longer to soften the plastic because some keytops are= thicker. =          &n= bsp;  An iron that you don't use for clothes anymore is= best. I have a "dedicated" iron for this and craft purposes.= After the keys cool, I take a piece of sandpaper, tape it to the= workbench or any flat surface will do, and lightly sand any= remaining glue off the key. Julia Gottchall, Reading,= PA Rodger's way sounds similar too.... In a= message dated 8/12/2004 10:20:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,= roger.j@sasktel.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;= BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"= TYPE="CITE">Hi= Dave,          &= nbsp;       Two thicknesses of= brown paper, and a clothes iron, will get the plastic nice and= hot, and will not discolor the wood.    It should= just peel off with good knife. Regards= Roger </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY></HTML>