<div dir="ltr"><br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 7:50 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jimialeggio5@comcast.net">jimialeggio5@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">What's the minimum clamp time for pcv-e applying plastic keytops?<br><br>The clamping I'm talking about is very light pressure, just enough to conform the plastic veneer to the wooden surface.<br> <br>My adhesion tests showed a rubbed joint to be comparable to a joint clamped overnight, but that's the case with most glues. Non-clamping assumes perfect mating surfaces ....hard for me to achieve consistently in real life.<br> <br>And what exactly is this stuff.  PVC-e doesn't even come up on any searches I've done. Latex? Acrylic? PVA?...naah<br><font color="#888888"><br><br>--<br>Jim Ialeggio<br><a href="http://www.grandpianosolutions.com/" target="_blank">www.grandpianosolutions.com</a><br> Shirley, MA (978) 425-9026<br></font></blockquote></div> <div><br><br clear="all">If you apply the glue semi-generously it will "fill" any small imperfections.</div> <div> </div> <div>I have never clamped it.</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike<br>-- <br>I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. <br>Walter Chrysler <br><br><br><br> Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a><br></div></div>