[CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers

[Don Mannino]

It is excellent weed killer.  I use such things to stop weeds from
coming up in cracks in the pavement around my house.

:-) Works great.

Don 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
David Ilvedson
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:37 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers

Curious, how you dispose of the lacquer thinner coming out of the
hammers...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 12/8/2008 11:55:43 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers


>All you can really do is soak them in thinner and try to wash the 
>lacquer away from the strike point.  You can use acetone but I would 
>use lacquer thinner.  The acetone flashes off a bit too quickly.  Soak 
>them right over the crown and use several applications within about 5
minutes of each other.
>Be prepared that the amount of thinner applied will tend to run down 
>the sides of the hammer so you might consider a tray of some type 
>underneath to catch the run off.  If the hammers are actually not on 
>the shanks you might try dipping them or even soaking them.  After each

>soaking change the thinner as it will get contaminated with lacquer 
>leaching out of the hammers.  Try one to be sure that the glue joint 
>won't let go but I don't think it should be a problem.

>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
>Israel Stein
>Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:20 AM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers

>Hello,

>I know that there is a thread about this somewhere in the list 
>archives, but the archives went away with the server move and won't be 
>back in time to do this over Winter Break, if possible, so...

>I have a set of overlacquered Steinway hammers sitting on the shelf 
>here at SFSU that I would love to be able to re-use - since our parts 
>budget here is fast disappearing into the 12 billion dollar California 
>deficit. Is there any way to get most of that lacquer out of these
hammers, and if so, how?

>Israel Stein
>Piano Technician
>Creative Arts Technical Services
>San Francisco State University