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[hammond_zone] [hammond groups]sticky keys
Julian St Martin
Just so you folks know.......
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The Oops product is nothing more than Toluene. It can be bought at most drug stores and certainly paint stores hardware stores. I had a scientest friend anylyze the Oops product in a Gas anylyzer. You will pay alot more for it under the Oops name. I hope no Oops salesmen are in the H-Zone cause I just let the secret out.........Oops! Julian ----- Original Message -----
From: <jlc7184@...> To: <hammond_zone@...> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 9:12 AM Subject: [hammond_zone] [hammond groups]sticky keys To everyone,the decals that were stuck to the preset keys.But on closer inspection i sawthat the glue in some areas was goopy while in others it was as hard as a rock.as i thought.I tried wd-40 with some success but it woudn't touch thehardened glue.Worked great on the soft stuff.I tried just about everything i had inmy garage that i THOUGHT might work.But found nothing.So a trip to the storewas in order.I went to Lowes home improvement and found a productworks GREAT.It took ALL the hard crunchy stuff off as well as the gummystuff.After all the adhesives were removed i took automotive polishing compound andover the keys with auto grade carnuba wax.Just be carefull don't get to much ongetting this stuff off your keys give"OOPS" a try. |
Everyone,
The reason that Jeff could use the solvents that he did on his A100 is that all the Hammonds with waterfall (straight down front edge, like piano keys) is because they were made of Melamine (remember Melmac Dinnerware? you couldn't break it, so they said). Melamine is such a hard plastic that no solvent can harm it. DON'T TRY JUST ANY SOLVENTS on any of the other types of keys, you just may melt them and in some cases, there is the possibility of causing a chemical reaction between the metal plating on the attaching screws and the plastic and it will crack the key cap attaching bosses so that the key may fall off and be worthless. The only thing that I ever used to clean the tops of any organ or piano keys as I serviced them was the type of alcohol that you buy at a paint store to cut shellac, it's the only safe solvent around the plastics used in organs. Do be careful to use a very soft cloth only dampened with the alcohol, and work along the length of the key. DO NOT GET IT ON THE FINISH!!!.... it will soften the finish on the cabinet and a spill would dissolve it. Lyle, Hammond Master Tech PS WD40 has been used by some people for several organ problems and it is baaaaadddd for anything other than what would be required of a "general short lived lubricant". I have made much money restoring Hammonds that others have used WD40 on, it had rendered everyone of those newer Hammonds completely useless. Now, I have to ask you, "If you really love you Hammond (or other brand), would you knowingly do something to render it useless?????? On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:12:21 EST jlc7184@... writes: To everyone,________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: . |
Laddie Williams
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I have used Windex, a commercial product here in the states. Of course it is for windows, and has a spray. I never spray.. I wet a cloth and wipe the keys. I really does a good job of cleaning. I have never thought about lustre. I have never liked the feel of "shiny" keys. The closer they feel to piano ivory the better I like them. That is about what Windex does. Laddie ----- Original Message -----
From: felix-at-home@... To: hammond_zone@... Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [hammond_zone] [hammond groups]sticky keys Everyone, The reason that Jeff could use the solvents that he did on his A100 is that all the Hammonds with waterfall (straight down front edge, like piano keys) is because they were made of Melamine (remember Melmac Dinnerware? you couldn't break it, so they said). Melamine is such a hard plastic that no solvent can harm it. DON'T TRY JUST ANY SOLVENTS on any of the other types of keys, you just may melt them and in some cases, there is the possibility of causing a chemical reaction between the metal plating on the attaching screws and the plastic and it will crack the key cap attaching bosses so that the key may fall off and be worthless. The only thing that I ever used to clean the tops of any organ or piano keys as I serviced them was the type of alcohol that you buy at a paint store to cut shellac, it's the only safe solvent around the plastics used in organs. Do be careful to use a very soft cloth only dampened with the alcohol, and work along the length of the key. DO NOT GET IT ON THE FINISH!!!.... it will soften the finish on the cabinet and a spill would dissolve it. Lyle, Hammond Master Tech PS WD40 has been used by some people for several organ problems and it is baaaaadddd for anything other than what would be required of a "general short lived lubricant". I have made much money restoring Hammonds that others have used WD40 on, it had rendered everyone of those newer Hammonds completely useless. Now, I have to ask you, "If you really love you Hammond (or other brand), would you knowingly do something to render it useless?????? On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:12:21 EST jlc7184@... writes: > To everyone, > > When i picked up my a100 last week i didn't anticipate haveing to > remove the > decals that were stuck to the preset keys.But on closer inspection i > saw that > the glue in some areas was goopy while in others it was as hard as a > rock. > > I decided to remove them and start with a fresh set.Well it wasn't > as easy as > i thought.I tried wd-40 with some success but it woudn't touch the > hardened > glue.Worked great on the soft stuff.I tried just about everything i > had in my > garage that i THOUGHT might work.But found nothing.So a trip to the > store was > in order.I went to Lowes home improvement and found a product > called"OOPS".It's a general purpose remover and cleaner.Guys this > stuff works > GREAT.It took ALL the hard crunchy stuff off as well as the gummy > stuff.After > all the adhesives were removed i took automotive polishing compound > and > worked it into each key.This brought back much of the lustre.Then i > went over > the keys with auto grade carnuba wax.Just be carefull don't get to > much on > the keys you don't want it going down in between the keys.I just > can't say > enough about this.Can you tell i'm pleased with the outcome. > > I know there have been a few out in the zone who were having > troubles getting > this stuff off your keys give"OOPS" a try. > > The product has a website it's: www.rhodesamerican.com DIY > products > division Rhodes American > > > Hope this is of some use........jeff > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > Visit The Hammond Zone > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > hammond_zone-unsubscribe@... > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: . Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Visit The Hammond Zone To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: hammond_zone-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
I.H. Smith
If you don't know what toluene is, please be advised it's bad stuff for
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brain damage-- i've seen the results and it's not pretty. ----- Original Message -----
From: <jlc7184@...> To: <hammond_zone@...> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [hammond_zone] [hammond groups]sticky keys I don't know what toluene is for sure but it did what i wanted it to do. |
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