No need to rinse it afterwards, Remember H2O2 is highly unstable, the reacting agent is the free Oxygen ion which is a gas, and it will go away into the atmosphere. -----Mensaje original----- De: Lawsonic Pianoforte Services <lawsonic@global.co.za> Para: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Fecha: Domingo, 14 de Marzo de 1999 05:40 p.m. Asunto: Re: peroxide >> >Now that Brian mentions it > >> Is it rinsed off afterward? I'd hate to find that active H2O2 oozes out >to >> greet the fingers of the owner with the next seasonal change. I expect we >> would have heard the stories by now if it were a problem,..... >> Ron > >No, not rinsed off, as mentioned in sunlight it (the liquid) evaporates >quickly in the sun, and the chemical reacts with the light to bleach the >ivory (that's about as technical as I can get). >Then the keys are sanded, and buffed, on a wheel with buffing soap. > >Brian >
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