Calling all pianists.......HELP!

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Our Daughter got a keyboard off Father Christmas at his last visit, and she has started piano lessons recently. We'd stuck letters on the keys, (from a music book), A, B, C, Middle C etc to aid her learning, but today she decided to remove them.
This left sticky behind and Mrs S tried to clean it off with nail polish remover. This has taken the gloss finish off a couple of the keys!
So, does anyone know a way to restore such a finish, (plastic keys), without resorting to painting them with clear lacquer, (which I guess may attack them further?), or does anyone know if keys can be replaced. The keyboard is a Casio CTK-2100 like this;
http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0704851/details.html
Any help appreciated, Daughter is very upset at at the moment :cry:
 

biggs682

Touch it up and ride it
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oh dear
 

BigonaBianchi

Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
does it affect the playability that much? Casio are probably the peeps to ask, they may be able to replace the keys. My keyboard player has similar problems with his nail varnish remover..I worry about him.
 
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smokeysmoo

smokeysmoo

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It doesn't affect the playability at all, it's just an aesthetics issue tbh, but an especially annoying one seeing as she only got it at Christmas. So WD40 would have removed the sticky would it? I shall remember that for the future, cheers.
I have emailed Casio and await their reply, and I'll contact the music shops tomorrow to see what they can offer.
 
Try polishing it out with some Brasso or Duraglit. It has a very fine polishing compound in it that should restore it to pristine. Otherwise you can get specialist plastic polishes.

P.S. Heed the traditional warning of trying it out first on a small patch that doesn't matter too much.
 
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smokeysmoo

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Try polishing it out with some Brasso or Duraglit. It has a very fine polishing compound in it that should restore it to pristine. Otherwise you can get specialist plastic polishes.

P.S. Heed the traditional warning of trying it out first on a small patch that doesn't matter too much.

Too true, trouble with keys is there aren't any on the back or underneath to test it on :whistle: Know what you mean though :thumbsup:
 
There is the front face of the keys at the ends of the keyboard which you don't really notice unlike the ones around middle C
Or push the key down and use a cotton bud behind the upper edge.
 
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smokeysmoo

smokeysmoo

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I've given the 4 keys in question a clean with WD40, (didn't really help), then a rub with a very fine polishing cream, then a polish with some Autoglym Super Resin polish I had. They look much better, but on closer inspection you can still tell. It makes no difference to the playability, but SWMBO is not HP. I've done all I can, she can make her own inquiries to her hearts content on any other remedies.
Thanks for the replies :thumbsup:
 
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