We would recommend flitz for brass, and for the cleaners recommend Cory products. Cory has a gloss and satin as well as a wood finish product all work very well. If the wood is faded some wax can restore dry wood
Why not use a high-quality microfiber rag? This is what high end auto detailers use. 300-350 GSM is a good weight. It’s far softer than any type of paper towel. An old, soft, 100% cotton T-shirt is also a halfway decent option.
@@RobertsPianosHouston Polyester piano finish is a bit more durable than most car clear coats. But I know for a fact those shop towels create micro swirling on vehicles. I wouldn’t want to risk it on a piano. The swirling and marring is typically visible in certain lighting and angles. A local piano rebuilder told me a fine car polish works really well on polyester pianos too. A fine finishing polish with minimal grit. Perhaps even a cleaner wax. Sonax makes some fine polishes. You want a “polish” *not* a “compound”. The compound is unnecessarily abrasive. Too much. Edgeless microfibers are great. No seams or stitching to risk scratching. They are laser cut. Korean microfibers are some of the best. Far better than the Chinese microfibers found in big box stores.
@@RobertsPianosHouston sounds good! I should reiterate that paper towels will definitely not “scratch” the piano in the traditional sense people think of, but I believe they can mar, especially with too much pressure. I once had a Baldwin L that was cleaned every couple months with a old cotton/poly blend T-shirt. After several years it developed very fine micro scratches that looked like big circular spiderwebs when the light hit it. Flitz is a great product. Solid recommendation. I need to try that Cory product.
Note: to avoid scratching use a microfiber cloth. It is safer than the paper towel used in this video. Thank you Chevellman88 for pointing this out.
That’s what I meant. It’s a microfiber cloth. Scratch-free.
I have used Flitz for years, love the stuff! Microfiber cloths are the way to go!
I've used white vinegar and salt to clean the pedals before. Works great!
Hi, can you please put the names of the chemicals you used and also the links from where I can get them?
We would recommend flitz for brass, and for the cleaners recommend Cory products. Cory has a gloss and satin as well as a wood finish product all work very well. If the wood is faded some wax can restore dry wood
I use a 100% cotton chamois cloth and a non-ammonia, alcohol-based glass cleaner. Works great.
Why not use a high-quality microfiber rag? This is what high end auto detailers use. 300-350 GSM is a good weight. It’s far softer than any type of paper towel.
An old, soft, 100% cotton T-shirt is also a halfway decent option.
Thank you a microfiber rag seems like a great upgrade. We haven’t found the towel to scratch microfiber seems safer.
@@RobertsPianosHouston Polyester piano finish is a bit more durable than most car clear coats. But I know for a fact those shop towels create micro swirling on vehicles. I wouldn’t want to risk it on a piano. The swirling and marring is typically visible in certain lighting and angles. A local piano rebuilder told me a fine car polish works really well on polyester pianos too. A fine finishing polish with minimal grit. Perhaps even a cleaner wax. Sonax makes some fine polishes. You want a “polish” *not* a “compound”. The compound is unnecessarily abrasive. Too much.
Edgeless microfibers are great. No seams or stitching to risk scratching. They are laser cut. Korean microfibers are some of the best. Far better than the Chinese microfibers found in big box stores.
Some good points here. I will recommend microfiber in a pinned comment
@@RobertsPianosHouston sounds good!
I should reiterate that paper towels will definitely not “scratch” the piano in the traditional sense people think of, but I believe they can mar, especially with too much pressure. I once had a Baldwin L that was cleaned every couple months with a old cotton/poly blend T-shirt. After several years it developed very fine micro scratches that looked like big circular spiderwebs when the light hit it.
Flitz is a great product. Solid recommendation. I need to try that Cory product.