Cleaning Up Contact Cement

[Paul]

Have you tried acetone? Wear rubber gloves and get lots of fresh air.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: Cleaning Up Contact Cement


> > 
> > "May you work on interesting pianos."
> >      ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb
> 
> Bill, that is not a proverb it is intended to be an curse
> and an insult.  Unlike our culture most do NOT like change.
> 
> Toluene is a clean up solvent for most contact cements (read
> the label) but I am not sure about desolving old stuff.  You
> may have to plane the surface to get the wood clean, flat
> and straight.
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> Newton
>