Non-toxic finish products

[Farrell]

Why do you want to put a finish on keys? Are you talking about the wood, or the keytop? Keytops, either plastic or ivory can be buffed to perfection. If you are talking about the wood, what purpose would painting the keys serve?

As far as non-toxic finishes go, there is a whole world of professional water-based finishes available. They are NOT non-toxic, in that they still have quite a bit of volatile organic compounds in them, but indeed, FAR, FAR less than oil-based finishes.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Glasser" <cglasser@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:31 AM
Subject: Non-toxic finish products


Hello List:

I am working on my own old upright, my first project.  I have lightly sanded the keys and was going to put some clear sanding sealer on them (Parks brand).  I was until I read the can's label:  warnings about birth-defects, dizziness, headaches, permanent brain and nervous system damage.  I didn't even open the can.  Does anyone have a source for non-toxic (or less toxic) finish products?

Thanks:
Craig Glasser
Associate member, Sacramento Valley, CA chapter.