John, After scraping as much as possible, kerosine is a solvent for candle wax for the final clean off. > I wouldn't use heat to melt it, that would cause the wax to migrate into > the key further. > Just use a razor blade, and scrape. >> I've got a client who's spilled candle wax on their keys and didn't >> notice it before it hardened. >> >> I was going to lightly run a lighter over to melt the wax on the tops of >> the keys. Then remove those keys and take a sharp chisel to the >> keysticks/frame/bed and just replace the punchings. >>
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