<!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 6.00.2900.2604" = name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px = 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello Robin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>My "Buffing and Polishing Compound" comes in a = cardboard tube which you push up at one end. In colour it is sort of "light buff" (very = appropriate).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rergards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=pianoman@westnet.com.au = href="mailto:pianoman@westnet.com.au">Robin Stevens</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> Tuesday, March 08, 2005 = 12:03 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Moulded Keytops, = problems buffing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 = width="100%" border=0><TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" = width="100%"> <DIV> Terry,</DIV> <DIV>I only use the red rouge on Brass and metal, and have a = separate softer wheel for keys only using the white rouge.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My Key wheel is 6x2 inches and runs at 2850 rpm. I have no = problems at that speed but the harder you push on the wheel the more = chances you have of burning the Key.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The wheel for Brass and metal is normally fully sewn and = harder. After a while the soft key polishing wheel will harden,so I run = the pointy end of a file across the wheel a couple of times to = loosen it and make it softer.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here in Australia the rouge comes in the form of a long bar. Hence the name "buffing soap"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> = 03/08/05 10:13:36</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> = Re: Moulded Keytops, problems buffing</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just buffed a set of plastic = keys today on my ShopSmith. I slowed the ShopSmith down to the "jigsaw" = setting (almost the slowest setting - a wild guess might be 500 rpm - = maybe a bit more). I used an unsewn buffing wheel. I used red rouge on = the nastiest scratches and marks - the red rouge is aggressive and = leaves a fine scratch pattern. Then I hit them all with white rouge on a = similar buffing wheel and they all polished up bright and shiny in = just a few seconds for each key.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; = rem_PADDING-LEFT: 5px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; rem_BORDER-LEFT: #000000 = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; = rem_PADDING-LEFT: 5px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; rem_BORDER-LEFT: #000000 = 2px solid"> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">On 3/6/05 John Ross wrote:</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>>Joe had = mentioned problems buffing.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I also have problems in this area.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I had thought on a softer buffing wheel, but have been unable to = find a source. The selections available at my suppliers, are limited. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any ideas?</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I had thought on slowing the wheel down. Would that help?</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="rem_MARGIN-LEFT: = 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John M. Ross<<</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom = align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOC= KQUOTE></BODY></HTML>