Acheson Dag

[Israel Stein]

At 10:16 AM 5/10/2006, KeyKat88 at aol.com wrote:


>Greetings,
>
>         Just curious, can Acheson dag after it is dried up,  be re 
> ground and liquified again? If so, what would the solvent/medium 
> be?  If it cannot be re liquified, then if it is ground into a fine 
> powder, can it be used as a graphite lube for pedal rods and such, 
> where smeared black stuff isnt a matter?

Denatured alcohol will do it. If you look at the container in which 
the stuff came it says: "May be thinned with denatured alcohol". That 
works even after it is completely dry. Just smash the dry blob into 
manageable pieces (you don't have to grind it) and pour enough 
denatured alcohol to cover. Let sit, stir occasionally - eventually 
the liquid becomes thick enough to be usable. You don't have to melt 
it all to start using the stuff  - after about 1/2 hour to an hour 
there will be enough stuff there of good consistency to pour off into 
a container and apply to whatever you need to "Dag" (some of the 
alcohol evaporates). If it gets too thick - just thin it with 
denatured alcohol. I've done this a few times, and the stuff worked 
just fine - and stuck to whatever surface I applied it strongly 
enough to withstand burnishing...

I would never use graphite of any type for pedal rods...

Israel Stein



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