At 10:19 -0300 20/4/10, John Ross wrote: >After you get the residue off, the stain will probably still be there. >It will then need to be bleached. >I have heard of bleach that will do the job, being available at a >hairdressers. I use it all the time -- Cream Peroxide 18%, but you must use it with sunlight or ultra-violet light for it to have any effect. The UV is slower but you don't risk so many fronts popping off as if you use the sun. You can use liquid peroxide but you need to be running back and forth painting the keys with it and you'll go blind if you do it in the sun. I find the best way to do it is one thick coat of cream peroxide overnight under the UV strips. Then wipe this off and apply another thick coat and leave them all day under the strips. That will be enough for the average job, but more peroxide and more time will eventually remove all stains. The ivory will swell slightly, so after wiping off the cream leave the keys for a few hours before doing any polishing. JD -- ______________________________________________________________________ Delacour Pianos * Silo * Deverel Farm * Milborne St. Andrew Dorset DT11 0HX * England Phone: +44 1202 731 031 Mobile: +44 7801 310 689 ______________________________________________________________________
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