[pianotech] Fwd: Felt market on keytops

[Ryan Sowers]

I have removed black Sharpie marker from plastic keytops with regular old
toothpaste.  Its a very mild abrasive so it takes some elbow grease, but it
really works!
Safe, non-toxic, readily available, and it leaves your keys smelling minty
fresh!

Ryan Sowers

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 1:20 PM, James McCormac <jmccormac440 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <tunerboy3 at comcast.net>
> Date: Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Felt market on keytops
> To: James <jmccormac440 at gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I tried responding to the pianotech list but I am on my iPad at the
> cottage on vacation.  Instead it went directly to Encore  like this is
> going directly to you. Would you be so kind as to forward this for me
> because I do not have that email readily accessible so easily and tell them
> this...
>
>  Harry Buyce was one of my mentors.. And that stuff works very well that
> he speaks of.  However it must be used very sparingly! It does not take
> very much to remove the magic marker from the key.  A little dab will do
> ya...   Remember that....  If you use do not use it correctly with the
> mindset that a lot is better, it will melt the key top a bit so, always use
> it sparingly! I still use it, but as I said, a very small amount!!!  Harry
> gave me some way back then to use for free.  I love it!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jerry Groot RPT
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James McCormac
> To: tunerboy3 at comcast.net
> Sent: 2012-08-25 19:28:50 +0000
> Subject: [pianotech] Felt market on keytops
>
> Regarding felt marker ink on keytops -- there is a technique mentioned in
> the August 2012 Issue of the PTG Journal, page 10..
> Harry Buyce, in 2004, suggested the following:
> "I have discovered a process that will remove the marker ink and will not
> damage the plastic keys. It is called Aero Brand #1250 Ink Reactivator,
> manufactured by Specialty Ink Co., Deer Park, NY. You can find this product
> at a large rubber stamp company that wholesales to other dealers, or find
> it online. You wet a cloth with this solution and wipe the key. The black
> will just disappear...
>
> I have not tried it but if it works, it would be much easier than the
> methods recently put forward on the list.
> Jim McCormac
> RPT, San Diego
>
>


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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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