WD-40 reply

[pianoman]

Hi Newton my friend,
	Here in St. Louis you can buy WD-40 in a gallon size.  I did that thinking
that I could store and use it in the pump type plastic bottles.  It doesn't
work.  That is another reason I know it won't work on bushed plastic.  It
does something to the pump and it won't work after a few hours.  Haven't
had the opportunity to find a metal container with pump.  Your hypo
applicator sounds like a great idea.
	I really think the success of using any material lies in the careful and
precise application. 
	 Perhaps Ric O'Drip's :>)Drip O Lator would work well also.  
	Sorry Rick, I couldn't resist.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G.
 St. Louis, MO.
Competent Service since 1962
 Do what is right and do no harm
 Creator of  Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano  Peripherals

pianoman@inlink.com        

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> From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: WD-40
> Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 8:46 AM
> 
> Dear James,
> 
> I have used it for a few years now.
> 
> I have even posted about my success with it and have been thoroughly
> flamed for having the temerity to mention the stuff in the same sentence
> with pianos.  Oh, well, forerunners sometimes trip and fall.
> 
> I bought a container of WD-40 in uncompressed form as a simple liquid.
> I now can load a hypodermic syringe and apply precision amounts to
> center pins, so far my only application in a piano.
> 
>         Newton
> 
>