No needling here: to steam, or not to steam?

[gordon stelter]

I mask off actions and keybeds with aluminum foil.
Much less likely to slide around than plastic, as you
can mold it around action brackrets, etc..
     Thump

--- Roger Jolly <roger.j@sasktel.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Is polythene impervious to acetone?  Where might I
> find a sheet of it?
> 
> Hi Dave,
>                     You can get polythene in sheets
> at any hardware store, 
> and yes it's impervious.
> Dale, has given you a similar spin. leave the steam
> alone, just keep 
> flushing <G>
> Don't be shocked if you use a pint to a quart of
> acetone.  And yes, you 
> need lots of ventilation, a face mask will also make
> life more comfortable.
> 
> I either do the job in the shop, or on the customers
> door step.  Don't even 
> think of doing it in the home.
> A hair drier can help to gas off the acetone a
> little quicker.
> If it is key top hardener,  it will take a few weeks
> before you really get 
> a full idea of where the tone will end up.
> If you over do it a little, (but I doubt it) wait at
> least a week before 
> doing any further chemical treatment.
> Minor reshaping with 320 grit paper will bring the
> tone back up in 
> brightness a little. A little ironing with a warm
> voicing iron will 
> stabilize the felt.
> 
> Regards roger
> 
> 
> 
> 



	
		
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