Actually, if I remember correctly, even before the silicone, they used to use light Mineral Oil and Naptha. I don't remember the proportions, though. I do remember it seemed to work. Avery Todd On 7/19/07, BobDavis88 at aol.com <BobDavis88 at aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 7/19/2007 6:03:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > jajones2 at wisc.edu writes: > > This thread sets off my memory searching for the mixture of silicone and > xxxxx that the Wurlitzer service dept. poured on the actions for lube. > > > Any memories of this treatment ? > > Joel, the silicone oil was mixed with naphtha, I believe 1:7. The naphtha > acted as a diluent for the silicone and a solvent for whatever gunk was in > the bushing. The silicone oil provided residual slickum. > > This was effective on a particular type of gooey center, but many people > used it indiscriminately on centers that were too tight and should have been > repinned. It wasn't as durable on them. > > Bob Davis > > > > ------------------------------ > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com<http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> > . > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070719/a9653c44/attachment-0001.html
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