2006-12-13 06:09:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
What do you mean by restore? Has the piano been painted? There are all sorts of paint strippers out there that can help take care of that problem. I would suggest either a gel type, or sanding the paint away carefully with a sander.
Part of the restoration process should be a regluing of all joints. All glues give out over time, and should be renewed.
If the piano hasn't been painted but has simply gotten dirty, then I suggest a product like Scott's Liquid Gold and super fine steel wool. Pour a small amount of the oil onto the wood, and LIGHTLY scrub with the steel wool. When cleaning a wood product always brush in the direction of the grain.
As to the piano keys. It all depends what they are. If they are really ivory and ebony you need to be very careful that you don't dry them out and cause cracking. (If they look dry with vertical cracks already, chances are that they are the real thing.) I would research the methods for cleaning those very carefully.
If the keys are plastic, cleaning them with any number of cleaners specifically made for cleaning plastic would be quite easy. You would need to make sure (in either case) that you protect the wood from contact with those cleaners. You could push some plastic drop clothes in at the sides of the keys until they are completely isolated from any wood, before starting the cleaning process.
2006-12-13 06:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like they tell us on Antiques Roadshow, sometimes re-finishing can devalue an item. So consider that. Pianos are pretty intricate as far as the wood goes......that would be a major undertaking to refinish and do it right.
I've got an old Wurlitzer with some blemish problems and wouldn't even consider trying to fix them....it's got 'character' ;-)
(don't worry about 'regluing' all the joints lol....that would be a horrible idea! you'd be busting your piano up in many pieces to do that lol .....joints are more than just glued anyway)
not sure about the keys
2006-12-16 10:43:32 · answer #2 · answered by Sizzle Pizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A piano repairman, and musician, told me that the finish should be a hard lacquer in order to maintain good sound from the piano. Don't use something like an oil finish.
2006-12-14 09:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by tmarschall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
home depot or lowes any hard ware store ask for also ask them to after you tell them your problem
2006-12-16 18:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋