At 05:39 PM 9/20/97 EDT, you wrote: >Paul: Remove action and spray action centers with LPS #1..Recently I had >a spinet with frozen action, always did play very stiff, not pleasant to >play. No fun removing those actions, but after spraying five cp in each >note, piano played normally. Elderly customer ecstatic. > >M.P.SELLER, R.P.T. Dear list, My wife and I bought a can of LPS 1 a few years ago when our car door lock was freezing up. We also used it on a few household locks, and to lubricate the dials on a radio that were causing a lot of static. The can says that it is for electrical and electronic parts, and it also says that it is safe for use on fabrics. The product evidently contains no silicones, but it does contain Petroleum distillate. I was always taught that Petroleum products have no place in a piano, so I personally would think about finding a substitute center pin lubricant instead of LPS 1. Here is what the can says, so you can read for yourself. *************************************** On front of can LPS 1 Greaseless Lubricant Forms a thin, dry, lubricating film. Won't attract dust. Safe on all surfaces. Penetrates and displaces water to dry out electrical/electronic parts. DANGER: Contents under pressure; harmful or fatal if swallowed. Read cautions on back panel. Environmentally Safe On back of can _Lubricates delicate mechanisms_ on typewriters, ... etc. (long list of tools follows) _Penetrates corrosion_ on delicate mechanisms such as indoor appliances, instruments, hardware, precision tools, etc. _Displaces water_ on ignition systems, ... etc. LPS 1 is a safe, greasless, light-duty lubricant. Because it forms a thin dry film, LPS 1 Lubricant won't attract dirt or dust on the most delicate mechanisms. It penetrates hard to reach areas to loosen frozen parts fast while providing short-term corrosion inhibition on metal surfaces. LPS 1 displaces water to dry out electrical/electronic, communications, and ignition systems in seconds without causing electrical resistance. DIRECTIONS: Apply on clean surfaces when possible. (Use LPS Electro Contact Cleaner to clean surfaces.) Additional coats may be added as needed. LPS 1 Lubricant is safe on plastics, fabrics, rubber, paint and finishes. Its greasless formula contains no silicones or dangerous chlorinated solvents. Easily removed with LPS Electro Contact Cleaner or similar cleaner. For medium or heavy-duty lubrication or protection against corrosion, use LPS 2 General Purpose Lubricant or LPS Heavy-Duty Rust Inhibitor. DANGER: KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. Combustible. Contents under pressure. Keep away from open flame. Store below 120 F. Vapor may cause eye irritation if not used with proper ventilation. Do not puncture or burn can. Contains Petrolleum distillate. HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING IF SWALLOWED. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. Use only as directed. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the contents can be harmful or fatal. ALSO AVAILABLE IN 1, 5 and 55 gallon drums Manufactured by HOLT LLOYD CORP., Tucker GA., and L.A. Calif. **************************************** The above material is directly taken from the can of LPS 1 that my wife and I bought. You may form your own opinion as to whether or not to use it to lubricate a piano action, but I would prefer something different. If it works for you, great. Sincerely, David David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT Joplin, Missouri, USA e-mail: dkvander@clandjop.com web page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ #pianotech page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ircpiano.html
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