This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Michael, The Archaic said: "Impact Adhesive" is available in both large = and small quantities - in large cans and small tubes. It was developed to stick laminates to a sub = structure as in motorhomes and kitchen work surfaces. One manufacturer is Bostik - = I'm sure if you google <Bostik/adhesives> it will find them. The object of this adhesive is that when both surfaces are thinly coated and allowed = to become "touch dry" they will bond on impact with each other. You only = have ONE chance at this, for the union is so very strong. The glue is fairly = thin from the tube which allows the "smearing" action I described to coat = both surfaces thinly and evenly. Good Luck! >From a grey, overcast Sunday morning in The Village" Michael, On this side of The Roaring 40's, we call that Contact Cement. Yes, it = does what you say. However, the damned stuff breaks down after a while = and looses it's bonding! For years, I've been using a gentleman who uses = contact cement to glue on key tops. Since I've been in the biz for 33 = years, I'm seeing the ramifications of the use of contact cement. The = last one, was a key top job that he did 6 years ago. All are starting to = come off! Yikes! The customer is NOT HAPPY! This is why I've started = doing my own keytops, using PVC-E, which he refuses to use."Takes Too = Much Time", says he! Yes, it does take waaaay more time when using = PVC-E, but, hopefully, we'll get a lot more longevity. IMO, Contact = Cement/Impact Glue, has no place in a piano. (period) Regards,=20 Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/89/84/9c/77/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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