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Re: Best way to polish piano

2006-03-23 by sjhart110110

Thanks for all of the feedback.  

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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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