<DIV>Hi John -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You will save much time polishing if you first remove the finish on the hinge. A liquid stripper works best, but likely either acetone or lacquer thinner will also do the job. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Potter<BR><BR><B><I>John Delmore <jodel@kairos.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Generator> <META content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C62804.AA11A0A0" rel=File-List> <STYLE> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Working on the old Brinkerhoff “lab” piano.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve been polishing the hinges, the small ones come out very nice (with Brasso), but the long “piano” hinge seems to have some kind of coating (lacquer?) that is fairly resistant. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is there some other way these are polished?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or just persistence!!!!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John Delmore<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV>