Refinish Ebony Sharps & Ivory

[Brian Lawson]

To add to your original question, 400 grit wet&dry sand paper - used dry.
Bleach with with hydrogen peroxide in the sun (which has been covered on the
list before) and polish by using a (fixed to the bench) buffing wheel.

Depending on the finish you want on the sharps, here we spray with matt
black from a spay can then buff up with a shoe brush. Else go with Wim's
suggestion.


Brian Lawson
PTG Assc, MPT.
Johannesburg, South Africa

> In a message dated 2/28/00 2:06:14 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>
> << Can anyone out there provide guidance for refinishing ebony sharps and
> ivory
>  naturals? The ivory is in pretty good shape, just a bit of yellowing. The
>  sharps were rough on top and the finish was worn through in spots, so I
have
>  stripped & sanded them with 400 grit.
>
>  I know the ivory should be sanded, bleached, and put out in the sun - but
>  sand with what grits? And how to polish? I can't fathom the thought of
>  simply painting the sharps. What kind of a finish does the factory use?
What
>  about staining them black and clearcoating?
>
>  Terry Farrell
>  Piano Tuning & Service >>
>
>
> Terry
>
> Ebony wood is beautiful in its natural state. Now that you have stripped
and
> sanded them, buff them with shoe polish.
>
> The ivories can be bleached in the sun, or under a black light.
>
> Willem Blees