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<DIV> Hi</DIV>
<DIV> U.S. cellulose is my brand/hardener of choice for years. Its a
wonderful lacquer for our refinishing too. Just thought I'd throw that in.</=
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<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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=2>I'm not
an expert on web searches so it was impossible for me to find <BR>any
distributors of this product in the east. I did find the product and <BR>a=
distributor in CA. The product is from US Cellulose and the <BR>distributo=
r is
Liberon Supply. Here is a page from their
site:<BR><BR>http://www.liberonsupply.com/USCBase.html<BR><BR>Unfortunatel=
y
one cannot buy anything smaller than a gallon. The price <BR>is reasonable=
for
the gallon but with the shipping and HASMAT fee it <BR>costs $47.63. Well =
what
the heck, I bought one!<BR><BR>The gallon arrived yesterday so I have not =
had
a chance to try some <BR>hammer hardening with it. The solids are 24% by
weight and it is fairly <BR>clear. Mixed with thinner it looks very clear.=
Eric Schandall was here <BR>for a visit last week (another story) and he g=
ave
me a bit of the <BR>Steinway mix that is unavailable to us. Attached is a =
pic
of four <BR>bottles with different hardeners. From the left, the first is
standard <BR>nitrocellulose lacquer from most hardware stores, next is the=
Steinway <BR>mix(3:1), US Cellulose mix (5:1) and finally the acetone mix =
from
the <BR>Pianotek pellets. If the reproduction on your screen is accurate, =
the
US <BR>Cellulose is the most clear of the four.<BR><BR>The information fro=
m
the woodweb site says that water white will yellow <BR>with time. Of cours=
e
that is on wood applications. It will be <BR>interesting to see how the
hammers will look in time. How much time is <BR>anyone's guess.<BR><BR>Don=
McKechnie<BR>Ithaca College<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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