<html> <body> Hi, Barb, At 07:15 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: <snip> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> Is someone going to tell me I'm ruining the Teflon powder by exposing it to the quick heat of the bushing iron?</blockquote> Well...if you really want someone to, I am sure that they might...(but, as you describe it, I wouldn't worry). Best. Horace <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois </blockquote> P.S....I've never heard of Near Peoria...is that on the opposite side of town from Far Peoria?  From what perspective is one Near and one Far?  Might they not be either Down or Up?...idle ruminations...hg <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">----- Original Message ----- From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech@a440piano.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:01 PM Subject: applying teflon powder <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello Kind List, Kind of a two-part question here.  First, when rebushing, I typically finish with lubricating both the keypins as well as the bushings.  Anyone lubricate just one or the other or do most do both?  I usually use TFL-50 Dry on the pins (and capstans for that matter) and Teflon powder in the bushings. Second part: anyone have any slick ideas for applying Teflon powder to key bushings?  I currently "paint it" in with a small artist brush, but I wonder if there isn't something more elegant.  Does anyone keep a bottle of Teflon powder in suspension with something like goose juice or protek? Any problems with doing that? The never-ending quest for shop harmony continues...... Thanks, William R. Monroe </blockquote></blockquote></body> </html>