Hairdryer first? I've not tried it -- just thinking out loud. -- JF On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:32 PM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> wrote: > Well Duh, just put the whole piano into a walk in freezer. Then tune it, > scrape the wax off with a hatchet, then place back in the home. The piano > will sound so awful, they'll forget about the wax. > > ;-] > > I confess I don't know exactly what I'd do. Probably would still use a > card scraper and mineral spirits, hoping not to scratch the finish at all, > and see what that gave us. If the finish is noticeably discolored, then a > light wet-sand at p600 (or p400 followed by p600) and rub-out the whole lid > with 0000 steel wool. I've found that if I have to sand the finish, it's > pretty tough to only sand one section, even if you're only at p600, and get > the final rub out to blend well. > > William R. Monroe > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101115/6674b848/attachment.htm>
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