---------- > From: Vanderhoofven <dkvander@clandjop.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: LPS 1 (was Re: Damp Action Drying) > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 7:02 PM > Dear Dave. Sounds a lot like WD-40 to me. Have you received the stuff I sent you? James Grebe pianoman@inlink.com > 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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