Or rubbing compound, or depending on how deep the scratches are, sandpaper. A polyester finish piano has essentially the same finish as a Corvette or a fiberglass boat. Repair techniques are largely interchangeable. Terry Farrell On Aug 23, 2009, at 3:27 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote: > Rob > > It looks like all that you've done is remove the dirt and finger > prints. The scratches are still there. The only way to get them out > is with a buffer, and lots of polishing compound. > > Wim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 8:46 am > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Scratched Lid > > Okay, here's the results from my using of Meguiar's ScratchX Swirl > remover on the scratched up piano lid. > > I found that it did take away some of the cloudiness but didn't do a > whole lot for the scratches. None of the scratches are deep and they > can't even be felt using the fingernail test, however, most of the > scratches remain after using this product. > > I was pleased with the general improvement of the shine, but > overall, I consider it only a marginal improvement. Given that this > is a school piano I think I'm going to stop with what I have. The > choir director is happy with the improvement and I doubt the kids > are going to be any more careful than the typical high school kid. > > Here's a photo that shows the first application. You can see the > cloudy part in the bottom left that hasn't been treated, while the > upper right portion has been treated. > > Regards, > > Rob McCall > Murrieta, CA > > > > Sent from the cockpit of my A320. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090823/e978de18/attachment.htm>
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