Cleaning Steinway Action brackets and Rails

[gordon stelter]

You've probably figured this out, but I'll say it
anyway. fill your spray gun with lacquer thinner and
blast away! Wear gloves, respirator and goggles, and
use Scotch-Brite (TM) on rails, etc.. My suggestiona.
     Thump

--- David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> This is even worse than that.  Believe it or not,
> somebody refinished the piano without taking the
> action out or careful masking.  Overspray on the key
> frame, action rails and brackets, etc., what a
> &$^!)#*(#^&# mess.  I'm washing the thing down with
> lacquer thinner but it's quite tarnished underneath.
>  I'd like to find a foam on wipe off product that
> would do the trick.
> 
> David Love   
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Erwinspiano@aol.com 
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org 
>   Sent: October 01, 2002 9:59 PM
>   Subject: Re: Cleaning Steinway Action brackets and
> Rails
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 10/1/2002 8:07:30 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:
> 
> 
> 
>     Subj:Cleaning Steinway Action brackets and Rails
> 
>     Date:10/1/2002 8:07:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>     From:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>     Reply-to:pianotech@ptg.org
>     To:pianotech@ptg.org
>     Sent from the Internet 
> 
>                   Dave
> 
> 
>                          Haven't tried gunk . It
> might be too corrosive. 
>           We usually use brasso and steel wool 
> along with  braided candle wick to get between the
> reg. screws. I haven't tried tarnex but it sounds
> like a possibility.                         
>   I've also glass beaded them which gets it super
> clean gives the rails and brackets  a mat finish if
> you don't mind that look. The plus is that it's very
> uniform and clean  looking and you can spray a light
> coat of clear lacquer over it to resist future
> tarnishing. If your corrosion is deep this may be
> the step required for this action.
>        We then cut the really nice string braid,
> from Pianotech, into strips and lightly glue this to
> the hammer flange rails with contact cement. It
> gives a good grip and a nice appearance.
>                Dale Erwin
> 
> 
> 
>     Has anyone ever used an engine cleaning product
> called Gunk (I think) for cleaning action brackets
> and rails.  I've got a very disgusting one that
> needs some serious treatment.  Any other ideas?
> 
>     David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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