which lubes?

John Ross jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:53:22 -0400


It is on your reply.
Part of an answer by Ron N. :-)

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: which lubes?


> Who was talking about Ballistol?
>
>
> At 12:30 AM 2/28/2005, you wrote:
>>Ballistol is a mixture of mineral oils, I do not like its use on center 
>>pins
>>as it is too heavy for that use.
>>Joe Goss RPT
>>Mother Goose Tools
>>imatunr@srvinet.com
>>www.mothergoosetools.com
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
>>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:29 PM
>>Subject: Re: which lubes?
>>
>>
>> > Ron and Joe,
>> >          Actually I think it is silicone. I believe I saw on the 
>> > McMaster
>> > Carr web site that there is silicon in the mix.
>> >
>> > Greg Newell
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 03:24 PM 2/27/2005, you wrote:
>> > >>Jason,
>> > >>To reiterate, (sigh!), LPS-1. I've been using it for most of my 
>> > >>career.
>> > >>It lubes well. Does not leave a residue, but slowly flashes off.
>> > >
>> > >Joe,
>> > >Since it contains "petroleum oil"
>> > >http://www.lpslabs.com/Products/MSDS/10116.pdf , it pretty much has to
>> > >leave something behind after the solvent evaporates. I wonder if it's
>> > >parifin oil, like Ballistol.
>> > >
>> > >Ron N
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