on 4/25/03 8:06 PM, Dave Nereson at dnereson@dim.com wrote: What can one use to soften hammers that were lacquered at the factory? At first I thought lacquer thinner, but wouldn't that just evaporate and leave them still hard? Tried a voicing needle and broke three of them. The voicing tool just will not go in. Tempted to go to the vise-grips extreme. Surely the wonderful world of chemistry offers some liquid I can drizzle on them. ?? --David Nereson, RPT The magical power of steam is your answer....Roger jplly's got a good protocol. DA
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