--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Casio Rapman" < casiorapman@h...> wrote: > Good morning! > > Here's a question I'm sure some of you can answer. > > I'm restoring a keyboard (plastic keys) which is absolutely filthy. I've > decided the best route is to remove all the keys and soak them. They're > covered with filth and speckled with paint. Does anyone know what solution > I can soak them in which will remove all this dirt and especially paint > without damaging the plastic? I prefer something which works quickly and is > safe to breathe. Any suggestions would be really appreciated. > > (I've currently got them in a mix of lukewarm water and hand soap, but > figure there's something better and faster out there. The black dirt's > coming off ok with a little scrubbing but the paint requires a little more > work than I'd like to do.) > > Thank you!! Hi Casio Rapman! Yup, had this problem B4- I get a lot of really old analog stuff that is, as they say round here, manky.I've tried all sorts of stuff but I can hotly recommend a cleanser introduced to me by my other half-a few drops of this into a small amount of hot (but not boiling) water will bring a shine to those ole keys**. It is made by a company called Ecover Belgium N.V.(www.ecover.com) and is completely eco-friendly.I have to admit, it did a wonderful job on my much- used Moog Rogue & Oberheim 2-voice after a particularly sweaty 5 hour gig with Super Scientists.Just for the record, I am not on the payroll of this company in any way, but their product IS good.....though I've just started my business up so maybe I might contact them now & squeeze an endosement! Ach!..check it out anyway! Regards, Jim, prop. Singing Cat Services **-mix a few 'big drops' of the stuff with hot water & mix well, fold some ordinary kitchen-roll paper into four, dab some of the mixture on the paper and apply in circular movements to the key.....watch the clean-spots appear! > > ____________________________________________________________ _____ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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Re: Soaking keys to remove filth and paint speckles - what solution?
2005-06-10 by mantridcat