waxbuildup

Don pianotuna@yahoo.com
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:02:39


Hi Avery,

When fats are heated to cooking temperatures some of them become vapor.
This vapor will condense out on any cool surface. The piano may happen to
be the surface.

At 02:00 PM 4/25/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>  Paul, 
>
> What is: a coating of cooking residue if they're near the kitchen or in a
bar.
>
> Just wondering. 
>
> Avery 
>
> At 07:18 AM 4/25/05, you wrote:
>      
> Paul McCloud
> San Diego
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Wayne Walker 
>  To: pianotech@ptg.org
>  Sent: 04/25/2005 5:01:38 AM 
>  Subject: Re:waxbuildup
>
>  Acetone will not harm polyester, but some pianos such as Yamaha's have
>parts that are not polyester but plastic. As soon as the acetone hit the
>plastic, game over, the surface dissolves. When the acetone dries the
>surface is rough and uneven. I know I had this happen to me last year on a
>Yamaha cheek block.Try a body shop supply store for wax remover. They would
>be able to help you with selecting the right product safe for plastic and
>polyester. 
>
>  Wayne Walker 
>
>    
>
>  -- 
>  MusicStop (http://musicstop.com) 
>
>  Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:24:49 -0500 
>  From: Conrad Hoffsommer 
>  To: pmc033@earthlink.net, Pianotech 
>  Subject: Re: Wax buildup 
>
>  At 06:22 4/23/2005, you wrote: 
>  >   I don't know of 
>  >  You 
>  >could use it to remove wax, but like Mark says, why use something so 
>  >  It will look dull when you're done, 
>  >  In 
>  >fact, I'd bet that the plastic cleaners from Meguiar's will take the wax 
>  >off by themselves. 
>  >Anybody know how to strip a polyester finish with solvents? 
>  >Paul McCloud 
>  >San Diego 
> 
>  Thanks, Paul, 
>
>    After some DAMHIKs, the only 
>  reason I want acetone nearby is for emergency CA solvency... 
>
>  >> Poly is plastic - keytops is plastic - acetone and keytop mixture can
be 
>  >> used to rockify hammers. 
>  >> Still wanna try on the finish? 
>  >> Conrad Hoffsommer 
> 
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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