Fw: white shoe dye

[Joseph Garrett]

Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
Captain, Tool Police
Squares Are I

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: "Sid Blum" <sid@sover.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: white shoe dye


> Sid,
> Make sure to use Shoe DYE and not Polish. I haven't had any problems. Of
> course, I only do in the field key repair seldom. Most jobs are more
> extensive, so they come to the shop, where I use the Sobo w/Titanium
> Dioxide.
> I don't really see much difference except that one is slightly thicker
than
> the other. Both work just fine for attaching keytops to keys. One problem
I
> have with it, is that it needs to be cleaned from the sides, before it
> dries, else it interfers with the key trimmer, when I'm doing Ivorine.
It's
> best cleaned when it is liquid. DAMHIK!
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares Are I
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sid Blum" <sid@sover.net>
> To: <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 5:25 PM
> Subject: white shoe dye
>
>
> > Hey Joe,
> >
> > Why do you always have a beautiful simple answer to what could be an
> > over-complicated problem??  I've been trying to find the perfect way to
> > cover any darkness in the keystick with opaque dyed glue instead of
> > making
> > the key itself white and then adding only a little whiteness to the
> > glue.
> >
> > Does the white shoe dye create any adhesion problems?
> >
> > And do you find Sobo to be similar to the PVC-E from Shaff?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sid Blum
> >
> > sid@sover.net
> >
> >
>