[pianotech] teflon

[John Ross]

I have a container of that silicone, and I couldn't remember  where I got it.
It all came back to me, when you mentioned mixing it with naptha. I remember mixing up a batch.
I found that it evaporated on me, so obviously my container was not a good one.
For some reason I had it in my mind I got it from Hammond, when I worked on organs.
I have quite a bit left, it is Dow Corning 200 dielectric fluid, 1000 cs. viscosity.
Amazing what we keep, I must have had it about 30 years.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 30-03-2012, at 7:02 PM, Carlos Ralon wrote:

> 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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