This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Comments below: Terry Farrell When you all do a keytop job, what (if any) buffing compound do you use = to finish up the keys? William R. Monroe I've used Turtle Wax white polishing compound. One can will = last an entire career. Doesn't require much. Just dab a little on a = moist cloth, polish the keys in a circular or back-and-forth motion, = wipe off the excess, then buff with a clean, dry, soft cloth. This is = ivories now, although I think polishing compound is probably a fine = enough grit to do plastic also.=20 Yes, it is fine. I've also used "white rouge" applied to a buffing wheel. It has = a consistency somewhere between chalk and clay and comes in sticks about = 1" x 1" x 5". "Tripoli" and "red rouge" are used by jewelers to polish = silver, gold, marble, etc. "Red rouge" is redundant since 'rouge' means = red. And the term "white rouge" is silly since it's white, not rouge. = Tripoli is similar stuff (first used in Tripoli, Libya, according to the = encyclopedia), but it's brownish and will just dirty up the keytops, so = use the white stuff (white rouge).=20 I use white rouge also, but tripoli and red rouge work fine also, I = believe they are a bit more aggressive. Yes, you get a little bit of = dark goop on the keytop, but that wipes easily off with a clean cloth - = I hit them with the clean cloth for a final polish anyway. If doing plastics, or plastic key fronts, use a very light touch on = the wheel and keep the rpm's low or it will heat up and melt, marring = the keytop. (Yes, I found out the hard way). =20 Whereas what you say is true, you can also use that to your = advantage when faces with a plastic key with a deep scratch on it. It is = amazing what defects a good buffing wheel can remove from a plastic = keytop! --David Nereson, RPT =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/23/64/67/a8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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