[pianotech] teflon

[Carlos Ralon]

Is the Liquid Teflon we used to get from Wurlitzer still available, if so...
where? We used it in mixture with Naptha as CPL for many years?  
Carlos  Ralon, RPT

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From: atrav27 at att.net [mailto:atrav27 at att.net] 
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 12:12 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] teflon

----- Original Message -----
From: Heritage Pianos

A local technician has recently made claims to the contrary and warned other
members of the local PTG to use Teflon.

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Only my opinion here, so completely unofficial. ;o)

If Teflon is bad, I'm in trouble. I use it for where grease would be too
thick, and where oil would be too thin, where I would prefer something 'dry'
like places you'd use graphite. IMO it's good for something that is not
going to be touched again in a very long time, some place where I think oil
would evaporate eventually, and I use it for anti-corrosion with strings and
such.

I use DuPont Teflon ChainSaver. It does have solvents, so I usually spray it
on a q-tip or paper towel first, then wipe. It is very slippery when dry,
but no oily or greasy feel, more like something very polished. I like the
ChainSaver because it has molybdenum too, so that helps keep things slippery
for a long time (like I wrote, for things that may never be touched again
for years or decades). So, I use it primarily for the rail key pins, for
lube and I see lots of corrosion consistently in the rail pins (I'm in humid
Florida), and as a wipe on the strings for anti corrosion. It does seem to
provide a real Teflon coating, so good for anti-dust too, once again it's
nice to have a lube that is 'dry' so you don't get dust and dirt sticking to
it.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/DuPont-Teflon-Chain-Saver-11-oz/16672659

I don't use it for anti-corrosion at the tuning pins because it REALLY is
very thin and slippery when first applied, so I can imagine creating a loose
tuning pin as a result. It dries in about a minute. Doesn't feel waxy to me,
but they say once dry you end up with a wax-moly-Teflon coating.

-Aron-

PS, for grease, especially for brass (castors and pedals), I prefer
'SuperLube' synthetic grease. 
Doesn't seem to damage/soften wood like petroleum greases, it'll make
leather soft but doesn't seem to damage it. So for the various combinations
of high clearance pedal parts that combine brass to wood to leather, it
works a treat, and lasts.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3506761