Good responses so far on why not to use the accelerator. There are a couple of instances where it is judicious to use acclerator- but only after you've let the CA soak as long as you can. If you are treating a vertical piano laying on its back or a grand that is flipped upside down, then mist accelerator over the pin field or holes to set up any left over puddles of CA that didn't soak in. Otherwise, those puddles will turn into drips when you right the piano, and one universal law when using CA is that drips always go where you don't want them. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Staples Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:19 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Is CA accelerator necessary? I understand that the accelerator makes the CA glue that it contacts set immediately, but on the one (and only) pin block CA treatment I've done (with one fan in the window and another next to the pin block), I did not find the CA glue fumes bothersome, but the accelerator fumes were almost unbearable. Why should I use CA accelerator on a pin block or in any other piano related CA application? Thanks, Michael Staples PTG Associate Member Lexington, KY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101203/6e5fa12a/attachment.htm>
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