This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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. David I. Original message From: Joe Garrett To: pianotech Received: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:49:25 -0800 Subject: Re: Sticky ebony sharps James Grebe said:"Tung oil does that" James, >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. Now, let's blame the real culprit. My suspicion is that someone= used Linseed Oil! All of the symptoms described point in that= direction. 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! 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. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/29/eb/24/24/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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