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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 3:31 am |
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What kind of oil or lube do you use on your
steel? What sort of normal cleaning before
lube do you do? How often do you lube? Where
do you lube?
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Tommy Alexander
From:
Friendswood, Texas 77546
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 4:08 am
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Chuck, if you will email me, I will give you an idea about lube that took me a long time to develope
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Rex Thomas
From:
Thompson's Station, TN
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 6:20 pm
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Use lard! It also has several other uses. A lot of guys use KY jelly. It's always "Laying " around the house. Vaseline hair tonic is getting hard to find now but it's fine as frog hair. Butter works too, but I'd not use it in the winter if you live up north. It makes the pedals harder to push than spagetti up a wild cat's ------> Oh Chuck, you understand.
Motor oil is great, but turn the engine off first. |
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2002 4:43 am
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Thanks Tommy I will email you and thanks Rex
for the link. Bobbe I have tried almost all
the previous including something from a truck
stop in a squeeze tube made me forget about
my pedal steel 
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Fred Jack
From:
Bastrop, Texas 78602
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Posted 11 Aug 2002 6:22 am
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| Chuck, you need to be careful of those truck stop lubes. ( thats what the big boys tell me) regards, fred |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 12 Aug 2002 8:20 am
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| Bruce Zumsteg recommends the 3-in-1 oil. I use the 3-in-1 in the blue and white can since it is a little heavier weight than what's in the red and white can. :cool |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2002 5:14 pm
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What about the teflon based stuff like Tri Flow?
Brad Sarno
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John Hawkins
From:
Onalaska, Tx. on Lake Livingston * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Aug 2002 6:12 pm
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Chuck ,
I have two of the small plastic oilers that Carter Guitars use and it works just fine . The oilers have a retrackable spouts that will reach any part of your changer or whatever under the cabinet you need to get to.
Go to the the Carter Guitar link on the forum and you can get a look at what I am talking about .They are not expensive and do a good job . It is a light oil and will not gum up your system .
I would also suggest that you go to a computer shop and get yourself a can of air under pressure that they use to clean out dirt , etc. from computers and blow out your changer area first -before lubing it . I have used this format since way back on my guitars and it has worked for me every time . It keeps all the working parts clean and operating in an "A NUMBER ONE WAY" !!
Hope is well with you and everyone in old Jackson Town !!
John |
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