[pianotech] teflon

[Tom Driscoll]

Carlos,
 It was silicone not Teflon and it must be available somewhere  but Protek 
has seized (or unseized ) the day.
 Tom Driscoll
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carlos Ralon" <ceralon at comcast.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] teflon


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
>
> ===============
>
> 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
>
>
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