At 01:39 PM 3/21/99 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 3/21/99 7:44:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, >t.seay@mail.utexas.edu writes: > >> >I wondered about how easy it is to match color or grain, > >Not impossible, but not easy either, in that the colorant which one adds to >the white powder is so strong. It takes an extremely small amount, which I >find hard to control. When it's done, however, the repair is indeed almost >invisible. > >We have had some pop out, even with good preparation. It is hard to get a good >mechanical grip on such a small area. Next time I'm going to drill a small >hole into the key to provide a little "foot" for the repair. > >Bob Davis > ON the yellow, I pour some of the liquid into the vial and just pickup a little of this on the tip of the toothpick. I found that it is more controllable than using it in powder form. I've had it pop out also when I did not follow the directions for prepping the ivory to the letter. Regards, Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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