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<DIV>Really it's not so much what type of lacquer you use, you can even =
use auto
acrylic lacquer, it's where you put it and what you are hearing that is =
the
issue. I do not want to go against manufacturer practice on this but =
there are
actually two or three, depending on how you count it, current =
manufacturer
processes. I absolutely defer to Eric S's teaching on the subject, but I =
think
you will find a different practice in C&A, and my current use of =
whatever
chemical hardener is some directly on the strke point only, and let it =
fall over
night to the core point, then voice with needles. This, in my limited
experience, is the most effecient approach. I don't want to get into a =
long
debate but no one else has put this forward in this thread and at =
least a
few of us are doing this for several years now with a good measure
of success. Have fun, Chris Solliday</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 04, =
2004 9:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] =
lacquer</DIV>
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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.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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size=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>distributor
is Liberon Supply. Here is a page from their
=
site:<BR><BR>http://www.liberonsupply.com/USCBase.html<BR><BR>Unfortunate=
ly
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 gave 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 from the woodweb site says that water =
white
will yellow <BR>with time. Of course 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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