This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment LIst, The recent thread about refinishing with automotive lacquer brings to = mind the motivation behind the creation of PianoLac. No doubt good, long lasting results can be obtained using these = materials for piano finishing, but there could be a steep price to pay. These are dangerous chemicals on two counts: 1. They are highly flammable and explosive. Industrial use of = automotive lacquers require expensive spray booth and personal = protection technologies which are absent in the usual small refinishing = shop. All you need is one spark from a light switch or a metal screw = striking a metallic fan blade to set off the fumes. I have even seen = lacquer sprayed in proximity to flame fired furnaces. 2..They are toxic. The fumes cause liver and lung diseases, including = cancer. The solvents outgas for as long as a year. Spray this stuff in = a garage attached to a house, and the fumes will penetrate throughout = the house, and they linger. Pregnant women and small children are at = the greatest risk. Even in the best of circumstances, there is still grave risk. Case in = point: there is a finisher in Brooklyn NY, one Colin Hung, who had a = tragic explosion and fire 1 1/2 years ago in his professionally set up = shop. All the modern safety precautions failed to save his son's life. PianoLac was designed to allow the small and large facility to turn out = high level piano finishes without the dangers associated with solvent = borne technology. Not only is the appearance and durabilty equal to = (and some say, superior to) solvent coatings, you save 30% in labor = cost. If you're envionmentally sensitive, you'll be happy to know that = PianoLac in low in VOC and well below the limits of all U.S. localities. Arthur Grudko StarHawk Labs ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6d/4b/f8/f5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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