[pianotech] Dye for CA glue?

[William Monroe]

Hi Greg,

I'd suggest either analine powder, or trans-tint dyes (alcohol soluble).
Either one should be able to be had in any of your favorite flavors.  Hmmm.
I suppose it might cause a reaction with CA.  Try little first would be my
MO.

William R. Monroe



I'm preparing a piano for our chapter's "Gross Anatomy" session, and would
> like to find a dye or universal colorant of some kind for CA glue and for
> nitrocellulose lacquer.  I want to make it easy to see how far CA penetrates
> the pinblock, and how far lacquer penetrates hammers.
>
> The lacquer will probably take the universal colorants I already use for
> shellac tinting, but I'm thinking that would probably turn the CA to stone.
>  I didn't try it yet.
>
> Any chemists in the house?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg Graham
>
>
>
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