<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> In my days at a firm that sold, and serviced Steinways, any ke= y polishing was done with a foot square slab of scrap half inch hammer fe= lt with Brasso and metho.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This method was used just in case the buffing wheel damaged the shar= p entry section at the back of the ivory. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The felt slab was glued to a board to make it portable. Then a small= amount of Brasso was put on the felt with the same amount of metho.</DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The up side down key was then rubbed across using two hands, ma= king sure you were not leaning too much to one side. This method stopped = any liquid running down the side of the key.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would say any fine cutting compound would work on the felt slab.</= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> As for polishing on the buffing wheel...in my opinion a buffin= g "soap" is mandatory to stop burning. I did use stainless stee= l buffing compound at one stage because it is white. but now the soap bou= ght from piano suppliers is a light brown colour</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A large choice of polishing soaps is available at Metal Polishing su= ppliers including all sorts of soaps for plastics etc.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps</DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV>South Australia</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 01/14/05 01:= 16:07</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: Polis= hing White Plastic Key-tops</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Michael,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Haven't used Brasso, but I would imagine that it's similar to Flitz,= which works quite well on plastic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/12/05 6:29:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, alanfor= syth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk writes:</DIV> <DIV style="rem_PADDING-LEFT: 5px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; rem_BORDER-LEF= T: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=A= rial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Brasso.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; rem_PADDIN= G-LEFT: 5px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; rem_BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><= B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:= michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@pt= g.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 12, 2005 = 9:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Polishing White Plastic K= ey-tops</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know if this subject has been co= vered. A client has this Yam U1 which suffered a broken key-top. The brok= en part successfully glued in place but the whole area needs repolishing.= The surface is lightly scratched - enough to visibly and tactilely make o= ne aware that all is not what it ought to be. Any ideas on this? Dremel b= uffing mop? Any special gunge required? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from across the Pond</FONT></DIV= > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT>= </DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT> <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></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>