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<P>Yeah, I googled tung oil and found a lot of info. =
There is plenty of stuff being sold that "contains" tung oil but=
isn't pure tung oil. </P>
<P>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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Original message<BR>From: Joe Garrett=
<JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: pianotech=
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:49:25=
-0800<BR>Subject: Re: Sticky ebony sharps<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>James Grebe said:"<FONT=
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Tung oil does=
that"</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT=
face="Times New Roman" size=3>
<DIV><BR>James,</DIV>
<DIV>From my experience, I've found that Tung Oil does NOT do=
that! However, there are two types of "Tung Oil" finish=
that is available. One is the natural Tung Oil w/o any=
additives. The other has additives to make it set up harder.=
Under some conditions, the Pure Tung Oil will slightly soften,=
but it won't get "gummy" as described.</DIV>
<DIV>Now, let's blame the real culprit. My suspicion is that=
someone used Linseed Oil! All of the symptoms described point in=
that direction. </DIV>
<DIV>I use Tung Oil on the top of my Grand Bench. It has never=
exhibited these symptoms!! EVER! In the past, (before extensive=
work/study in Piano Tech and Finishing), I used Linseed Oil as a=
finish. Each time it was a disaster! The darned stuff never set=
up! It was pretty, but it was also a mess!</DIV>
<DIV>To get rid of the darned stuff, I recommend heavily swabbing=
the sharps with Acetone and/or commercial grade lacquer thinner.=
(Yes, there is a difference in grades of Lacquer Thinner.) Use a=
fine 3M pad to smooth and swab.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best=
Regards,</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool=
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>