<!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 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In response to your and other's = situations with varying conditions of heat, humidity and airflow, StarHawk = Labs will soon release PianoLac Slow, a retarded version designed to be mixed with = regular PianoLac.  Since I can't duplicate every possible atmospheric = condition in my lab/shop, I'm giving the finisher control by supplying a slow drying = version to be blended in varying ratios with the standard PianoLac.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simply using a retarder could get into = problems, depending on how much is used under unpredictable conditions.  = Combining the Slow with the regular narrows down the margin of error and assures = that the solids content remains constant.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll be sending you a quart sample next = week for your evaluation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arthur</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>