case cleaning

[Greg Granoff]

Alan,

I've had excellent fast results with Cory "satin sheen" spray on typical NY
Steinway satin lacquer rub type finishes.  It also does very well on gloss
polyester for some reason, even though it technically isn't marketed for
that use.  I wouldn't use a power buffer on anything other than a high gloss
case, and then, if it truly is a last minute affair just to get fingerprints
away, you would need to use the finest glazing compound possible and the
correct type of wheel at the proper speed so as not to actually dull the
surface-- plus you'd need to know whether it is the hard type polyester or
the softer variety, etc., etc.  Then there's cleaning up the stuff
inevitably slung around the immediate area by the wheel---  well, you can
see that it might be much more trouble than it's worth.....

Greg

Greg Granoff   RPT
Humboldt State University

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan McCoy" <amccoy@mail.ewu.edu>
To: "CAUTlist" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:38 AM
Subject: case cleaning


> Hi,
>
> I am guessing this issue has come up before on this list, but here goes
> again. I have tried all sorts of products and methods for cleaning &
> polishing cases, especially, but not only, of performance pianos. Are
there
> any products or methods you use that are very effective? Anyone ever use a
> power buffer, as might be used by auto body techs? Quick-and-dirty,
> just-before-performance methods when there isn't time for deep cleaning?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan McCoy
>
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