CA glue questions

[David Skolnik]

Rex -
Addressing the question of odor, I know that Satellite City makes an 
odorless product.
http://www.caglue.com/faq.html
A number of people carry it.  I've gotten mine (regular, not 
UFO)  from Dryburgh  800-GLUEALL. It is a good deal more expensive, I think.

The molecular weight of the odorless (UFO) is heavier, allowing the 
fumes to drop away from the applicants face, however, if you are 
using a fan to circulate the air, it would seem that the benefit is 
negated.  I haven't actually used the UFO so I can't give a 
first-person account. While the fumes are classified as not toxic, 
they can be a significant respiratory irritant, as I discovered a few 
years ago.  I would use a cartridge type respirator if I were doing 
another, perhaps along with goggles.   You say it's new, sealed 
construction.  How sealed?  Do the windows open?  I would certainly 
look for a way of establishing air exchange.

I'll let someone else deal with the second part in any detail, but I 
assume you would remove strings and that it can fill gaps.  I'm not 
sure what the choice would be between CA and thin epoxy.

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY



At 08:46 AM 4/4/2007, you wrote:
>Dear List
>
>I have two questions regarding CA glue.
>
>1. I seem to remember odorless CA glue being talked about on the 
>list, but I was not able to find a reference to a source. Does 
>anyone know if it actually exists and where it can be purchased?
>
>I have a piano that needs a treatment on the tuning pins, but is in 
>one of the new houses in this area that are sealed for energy 
>conservation. Would the regular CA fumes cause a problem in a house 
>where it may not be possible to get much outside ventilation?
>
>2. When using CA glue on the bridge, is it necessary to remove the 
>strings before applications? Does the CA have enough gap filling 
>property to fill small cracks and gaps, or does it just solidify the 
>area around the pin?
>
>Thanks
>
>Rex Roseman
>Roseman Piano Tuning

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