> Thanks to all for the advice on mixing graphite with alcohol. I did just > that and rubbed it on the jacks with a old piano hammer. Well, it worked > well enough, but not perfect. The thing is, it won't stick very well. > Certainly not as well as the old graphite, which forms a pretty thick > film on the face of the jack. > So, did the builders add some secret ingredient to the mix in the old > days to make it stick? > > What should I do? > > Calin Tantareanu You need a binder, like for instance... Acheson DAG154 contains: ISOPROPANOL Colloidal GRAPHITE N-BUTYL ALCOHOL HEXYLENE GLYCOL PROPYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHER A good thick beer and powdered graphite works reasonably well also. I just buy the DAG 154.
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