graphite lubricants

[Lance Lafargue]

Question:  What's in McLube 1708L?  It says, "use as a substitute for
graphite".  It looks like graphite suspended in alcohol.  Tastes like
Michelob. I had a can of 1708L eat through the can and leak all over.
What's in McLube 1725?  (clear film lubricant) 

If no other opposing posts come in I will crown Greg Torres the great Von
Dag-Meister.  He will receive a gallon of denatured alcohol, a quart of
stale beer(which is a fresh 6-pak of Old Milwaukee), and 12 oz. of powdered
graphite. 
  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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From: Gregory Torres <tunapiana@adisfwb.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: graphite lubricants
Date: Saturday, November 29, 1997 2:05 AM

Dear List:

I think maybe there must be another brand of graphite grease I don't know
about, but, concerning "D.A.G." It simply is D-denatured, A-Alcohol and,
yes, G-Graphite. The vehicle is the denatured alcohol (same as in Garfields
pin-block restorer) The binder is the graphite itself-ever use a pencil on
a piece of paper?   :-)   When it dries up in the container just add
denatured alcohol and shake or stir well and it is like new. All there is
to it ! end of thread for me.....    :-)

Greg Torres

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Friday, November 28, 1997 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: graphite lubricants


>At 07:55 PM 11/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
>>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 12:42 PM
>>Subject: Re: Grand knuckle material
>>
>>
>
>Ding, wrong, thank you for playing. Graphite greas is powdered graphite
>mixed in grease, just like it says.  
>(has a certain symetry doesn't it? %-)  ).
>
>Dag is NOT graphite grease in that it doesn't contain any grease. Since it
>DOES contain graphite, it's graphite... er, something else. I don't know
>what the vehicle and binder is in Dag, but there is one, and it ain't
>grease! Does anybody know for sure? I'd love to be able to whip up a batch
>of something quickly for those times when I find my Dag has developed
"dried
>lake bottom" syndrome since I last used it and I need something right now.


>Errata: I'm told that "stale beer" was used as a binder for graphite in
>times past. Sounds like an excuse to me. Any port in a storm, and all
that. 


>>>It seems to me that graphite grease is powdered graphite mixed with
>>>petroleum jelly; yes, no?