Dean: What kind of machinery and compounds are you using? Are you using a swirl type or edge-buffing wheel? Just curious.. Paul McCloud San Diego > [Original Message] > From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 08/24/2009 7:17:41 AM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] scratched lid > > I have found when using a buffer that results are improved dramatically by > having a helper with a spray bottle of water keeping the area good and wet > while I'm buffing. It makes more of a mess, but the results are better with > less compound and no burns. > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Ruth Phillips > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:07 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org; rob at mccallpiano.com > Subject: [pianotech] scratched lid > > > Rob, > You can probably borrow a good buffer from someone, and the compounds > you need are very inexpensive. You've gotten a lot of good advice. The > elbow > grease needed for such extensive scratches will kill you! Let the machine > do the work. You can even get an inexpensive buffer that will be high > speed, and slow it down with an adapter, to the speed you should be > using. You will be amazed at how beautiful it will look, and be really > impressed with yourself. It looks doable. > Good luck, > Ruth Phillips > ruth at alliedpiano.com > > > > >From: Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> > Okay, here's the results from my using of Meguiar's ScratchX Swirl > remover on the scratched up piano lid. > >
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