I've had my kit for quite some time now and it is still working. Read all of the directions and you will notice that you need a small ball-tip bit for your Dremel tool. Prepare the surface much the same as a dentist might. There is a drawing of the surface structure to be prepared in the directions. Watch out for the yellow, it goes a LONG way. A little dab 'il do ya. I put a little of the liguid into the color crystal containers to help with application and the fluid did evaporate, but the larger glass bottle holding this material has a better cap and is in tact. as far as I can tell volume wise, I didn't give it the taste test. Richard, is there a shelf life? Just used it today, Jon Page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 10:38 AM 9/15/98 +0000, you wrote: >Richard Wagner's kit is very good but a few things to >consider... >#1...Be sure you clean the area to be repaired well. I still >get a few chips that come loose. I may not be cleaning it well >enough. Maybe there is a way to etch under the lip and front >for better adhesion? Someone mentioned to me they actually >drill a little hole under the lip into the key in which part of >the material goes for better staying power. I haven't tried >that yet. >#2...Richard says his kit will last about 6 months? But then >the chemicals evaporate or whatever. Be sure to charge a fair >price to cover your kit replacement. Unless you are doing lots >of chips you very well may be throwing 1/2 of it away! I >believe its still $35.00. >#3...It takes a little practice but the best thing is how the >material buffs up and if the color is close it is hard to see. > >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, CA > > >> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:45:58 -0400 >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net> >> Subject: Re: key top repair advice needed >> Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > >> Clair, >> Richard Wagnew has a product to repair chipped ivory. >> >> Rjwag@pacifier.com >> >> As far as the line goes, it adds character. >> >> Jon Page >> >> >> At 06:03 AM 9/15/98 -0400, you wrote: >> >Hi-- >> >I have noticed people mentioning in passing "chip repair". How is this done? >> >There is an ad in the latest Journal for a chip repair kit--is that on the >> >level? Here's what I've got. (Again the I&P) 83 beautiful, perfect keys, >> >shiny, smooth, black sharps and smooth, unstained white keys. 5 white >> >keytops have small chips out of their top font edge. Is there a way to fix >> >these? These keys are 110 years old and when clean, except for the thin >> >black line of embedded dirt at the join line, they are gorgeous. I want >> >desperately to fix the five keys. (BTW, anyone have any advice about >> >disappearing the black line between the keytop front and back?) >> > >> >Clair >> >Associate Member >> >cadunn@vt2000.com >> >http://www.vt2000.com/vts/ >> > >> > >> > >> >> >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, CA >ilvey@jps.net > >
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