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#1300964 - 11/07/09 08:52 AM
Re: Perplexing Pedal Polishing Predicament
[Re: pianoloverus]
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It means you've probably worn through the top coat in that area. Yes, there are metal polishes you can use to polish them back up, but you'll need to add some sort of clear coat if you don't want the pedal to tarnish again almost immediately.
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#1300968 - 11/07/09 08:59 AM
Re: Perplexing Pedal Polishing Predicament
[Re: CTPianotech]
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Pedal booties would have solved your problem from the start.
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#1300997 - 11/07/09 10:15 AM
Re: Perplexing Pedal Polishing Predicament
[Re: curry]
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What do we like for a clear coat?
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#1301074 - 11/07/09 12:25 PM
Re: Perplexing Pedal Polishing Predicament
[Re: curry]
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Pedal booties would have solved your problem from the start. Are there any good quality ones? I think they might look nice anyway, but the only ones I got once(which I think were quite common) were extremely flimsy felt things with ties that didn't last long at all. They were cheap, but I'd rather find high quality ones. I can't have a BB wearing Tom McCann.
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#1301842 - 11/08/09 10:54 PM
Re: Perplexing Pedal Polishing Predicament
[Re: pianoloverus]
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Registered: 06/20/09
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My piano's sustain and soft pedals got all cloudy looking (and are starting to again) but I polished it right back up with some kind of brass/metal polish... I'll have to look up the name (it was something similar to Brasso). Apparently they got cloudy because of the oils on my skin from playing barefoot all the time.
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