<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Huh? What is it you're mixing? Naphtha = and water? And if so, how'd the silicone get in there?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Look, if you take a = petroleum product like Naphtha, mix it with water in a bottle, and shake it real = hard, it becomes an emulsion, and I suppose you could use it in that state, but = it really doesn't dissolve to become a compound. It will separate out. I suggest = you re-read both of the below posts and look for discrepancies. = </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianolover88@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 16, 2002 = 6:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sluggish butt questions</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>l it sure worked for me at a ratio of about 8.1. mixed = in a clear bottle and <BR>then applied it; no problem. I found, though, = that in most cases, the water <BR>wasn't a necessary ingredient to shrink the bushings, but silicone added the <BR>much needed lubrication, once the = excess moisture was leached out of the <BR>bushing, via the naphtha.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR><BR><BR>----Original Message = Follows----<BR>From: Ron Nossaman <<A = href="mailto:RNossaman@cox.net">RNossaman@cox.net</A>><BR>Reply-To: = <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: = Re: sluggish butt questions<BR>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:38:39 -0500<BR><BR><BR>>Ron,<BR>><BR>>I actually meant naphtha and = water, sans the silicone, for shrinking the <BR>>bushings. I had been = using isopropyl, which has water in it already, but I <BR>>find the = naphtha dries faster and shrinks the felt better. since then I've <BR>>just been = using the "baldwin method' of naphtha/silicone, 8.1.; works <BR>>great!<BR>><BR>>Terry Peterson<BR><BR><BR>Terry,<BR>You = must have some pretty interesting water where you live, since naphtha = <BR>isn't soluble in most folks' water, at least according to an MSDS or three I = <BR>just looked up. I see Kevin's Dad seems to think so = too.<BR><BR>Ron = N<BR><BR><BR>____________________________________________________________= _____<BR>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: <A = href="http://messenger.msn.com">http://messenger.msn.com</A></BLOCKQUOT= E></BODY></HTML>