[CAUT] Steinway Technical

[Cy Shuster]

Does Noxon leave residue as well?

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Seay" <t.seay at mail.utexas.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway Technical


> I learned something interesting from a class in Rochester by David 
> Vanderlip. After polishing the pins with Flitz, he recommends 
> cleaning the pin with naptha before applying McLube. This removes 
> quite a bit of residue from the pin, which he says can become 
> somewhat gummy if not removed. I'm not sure if the stuff that's 
> removed is the "no residue" rust preventer or not, but there's sure a 
> lot of it, whatever it is.
> 
> Try it and see how much gunk comes off the pins. You might be 
> surprised. I sure was.
> 
> Tom
>