It is excellent weed killer. I use such things to stop weeds from coming up in cracks in the pavement around my house. :-) Works great. Don -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:37 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers Curious, how you dispose of the lacquer thinner coming out of the hammers... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Received: 12/8/2008 11:55:43 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers >All you can really do is soak them in thinner and try to wash the >lacquer away from the strike point. You can use acetone but I would >use lacquer thinner. The acetone flashes off a bit too quickly. Soak >them right over the crown and use several applications within about 5 minutes of each other. >Be prepared that the amount of thinner applied will tend to run down >the sides of the hammer so you might consider a tray of some type >underneath to catch the run off. If the hammers are actually not on >the shanks you might try dipping them or even soaking them. After each >soaking change the thinner as it will get contaminated with lacquer >leaching out of the hammers. Try one to be sure that the glue joint >won't let go but I don't think it should be a problem. >David Love >www.davidlovepianos.com >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of >Israel Stein >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:20 AM >To: caut at ptg.org >Subject: [CAUT] Getting lacquer out of hammers >Hello, >I know that there is a thread about this somewhere in the list >archives, but the archives went away with the server move and won't be >back in time to do this over Winter Break, if possible, so... >I have a set of overlacquered Steinway hammers sitting on the shelf >here at SFSU that I would love to be able to re-use - since our parts >budget here is fast disappearing into the 12 billion dollar California >deficit. Is there any way to get most of that lacquer out of these hammers, and if so, how? >Israel Stein >Piano Technician >Creative Arts Technical Services >San Francisco State University
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