Joe All hardware exposed to salt air in Hawaii cannot be "polished". We , (the other technicians and I), have tried various methods, but nothing works. We can sand the metal parts to get rid of the rust and crud, but then all you have left is unpolished hardware, that rusts. Yes, it can be plated, but here in Hawaii it's very expensive. There is only one company that does that here, and they are not only expensive but do a lousy job. So the only alternative is to ship it to a company on the mainland. I just did a whole set of Steinway hardware, and shipping alone was $45, each way. So just send me the ugliest, crudiets looking screw you have, and it will fit in just perfect. The customer is not expecting anything less. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 10:46 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Nasty screw Wim said: "The pressure bars and screws are rusty and corroded, and because he rust and corrosion was caused by salt air, they can't be cleaned." Wim, don't understand why they "..can't be cleaned"? Over the years, I've had o make some pretty nasty metal look presentable. There are several ways to o this. 1. Replate. (I suspect that there is no such thing as a metal later on the Islands?) 2. Wire brush all the nasty stuff off and buff to a igh polish. At that point, you have the option of Bluing or simply praying with lacquer. There ya have it. What ever you do, it'll certainly ook better than rust and crud, imo. BTW, if you coat the screws with clear olyester they will be less susceptable to corrosion than any other coating 've found. oe oe Garrett, R.P.T. aptain of the Tool Police quares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111005/e7b0feb1/attachment-0004.htm>
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