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Re: [disklavier] Best way to polish piano

2006-03-20 by Carol Beigel

Micro fiber is probably all right, too!  The idea is to
use something very soft and not scratch the polyester.
I even use those dry Swiffers to dust y piano because
they pick up the dust and not just spread it around.

Carol

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <MarkGMID@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Best way to polish piano


> How about the new microfiber clean and polish cloths?
They sell them at
> Costco and some auto parts stores. They work great on
a black car. Most
> car finishes are polyester-like finishes. They do not
leave lint like a
> T-shirt is prone to.
>
> Carol Beigel wrote:
> > The best thing is an old clean T-shirt that is damp
> > with a little water.  For tougher marks, you can
put a
> > little window cleaner, like Windex, on the damp
rag.
> > If we are talking about the black, shiny finish,
that
> > is plastic (polyester), and the scratches can be
buffed
> > out using a very clean buffing wheel.  Yamaha does
sell
> > a polish like the Cory cleaning products, but this
is
> > not necessary.
> >
> > I have seen pianos polished in the shop before
delivery
> > with something like turtle wax, but the
consequences
> > have been sometimes disastrous - like some of the
> > polish oozing through the lid hinge onto the bass
> > strings, or the person using the electric buffing
wheel
> > going through the finish on the edges.
> >
> > NEVER use a furniture polish that contains silicon
as
> > it can migrate into the pinblock where the tuning
pins
> > could become loose.  I wouldn't even use Old
English
> > polish!
> >
> > Carol Beigel
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sjhart110110" <sjhart110@...>
> > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:47 AM
> > Subject: [disklavier] Best way to polish piano
> >
> >
> > > What products work the best on this?  I normally
dust
> > and use the
> > > little cloth they gave me to rub out finger
prints,
> > etc.  I thought I
> > > read that Yamaha actually sells a product to
clean
> > these?  Thanks for
> > > any help!
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