Pianotech

  • 1.  Cleaning Casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 2 hours ago

    New carpet was put in the music building and the contractors rolled two pianos through the carpet glue. One set is the rubber casters that were just put on earlier this summer.  The other is the dolly casters. Is it possible to clean them or would it be better to just replace?

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    Michelle Gray RPT
    Murray KY
    (251) 895-8135
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  • 2.  RE: Cleaning Casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 2 hours ago

    You can't make this up, right?  I don't know much about rubber, but I'd be reluctant to use solvent.  You never know if the rubber might absorb something and degrade.  I'd use a knife or scraper, especially on those big wheels.  Probably easier to remove them and do it on a bench or in a vise.

    Good luck.



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    Paul McCloud, RPT
    Accutone Piano Service
    www.AccutonePianoService.com
    pavadasa@gmail.com
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  • 3.  RE: Cleaning Casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 28 minutes ago
    I would remove one caster and see if you can scrape off the glue debris. I would not use a chemical which might dissolve the rubber. 

    In either case, I would let the chairman of the department know what you found and ask if the carper layers could be held responsible for cleaning and/or replacing the casters. 

    Wim