<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>ProLube, which is thick, is not appropriate for keypins.  Better for keyframe guide pins and pedal work. Protek CPL is perfect for the bushing cloth.  I use McLube 205 also...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David I.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 10/31/01 at 6:24 PM Isaac OLEG SIMANOT wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>Hi</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>Protek does not work more than a few days (ProLube).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>It is very quickly gummy, may be a reaction with the nickel pin, very bad results I had.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>I switched to McLube 205 - the best I've find at this day.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>Isaac OLEG</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001>P.S and the pins where washed clean , decontaminated and polished before any application.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=180262117-31102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> David Love<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> mercredi 31 octobre 2001 17:17<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> key pin lubrication<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have for years used McClube to lubricate key pins.  Recently, however, I was having a hard time getting rid of excess friction prior to a weigh off and tried using Protek instead and got quite good results.  Any others compared the two substances this way and what have you found?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>