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Topic: lubrication for pedal steel |
Dennis Lee
From:
Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 9:26 am |
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| Can everyone "chime" in on what they use to lubricate the components on their pedal steels? I've heard everything from WD40 to liquid graphite. Are there others yet? Thanks friends! |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 9:42 am
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According to past threads, it seems to be the opinion of most steel players that whatever lubrication we use should be "used in moderation", rather than "overdone".
Cleaning up those gummy parts is an exercise that most of us don't want to do. |
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Dennis Wallis
From:
Arkansas
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 1:27 pm
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If you can find this in your area I highly reccomend it : Name Brand = CRC ; Ultra-Lite
3-36 * Dry film lubricant ;Displaces moisture ;Prevents Corrosion ; Resists Oil & Dirt buildup ** It is GOOD STUFF * And it lasts a long time too. It was given to me by the man who works on all my steel guitars. He is very good at it. He is also an auto mechanic and uses this stuff a lot. I think he said that NAPA auto parts stores sell it. **The one I have is an 11 oz. spray can. You can attach the little red tube and get to all the hard to reach places. GET SOME !! You will like it. |
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Dennis Lee
From:
Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 5:44 pm
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| Thanks all for your replies. Thank you, Dennis, for your tip on what you use. I have a NAPA store here in my town, so will get ahold of some of this CRC. Thanks fellow steelers! |
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 5:48 pm
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Key Oil that is used by horn players is very good. It does not gum up and the stuff I get has a long needle off the spout that is great for getting 1 drop right where you want it.
JE:-)> |
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Tim Jones of Kansas
From:
Andover, KS, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 10:37 pm
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I use regular old Machine Oil on my Fender. I only oil it about every 6 months and I don't have much to lubricate, so just a few drops here and there works just fine for me.
Tim Jones
)~Fender 1000 and NOTHING else~( |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 3:42 pm
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Hoppe's gun oil does it for me, but if anyone knows something I don't about Hoppe's (or anyone's gun oil), set me straight quick!
PS: On second thought, I like the idea of key oil better.[This message was edited by James Cann on 26 February 2006 at 03:44 PM.] |
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Lyle Clary
From:
Decatur, Illinois, KC9VCB
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 4:01 pm
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When I was in grade school I got to play trumpet with the high school band. I sat next to a big farm boy who always smelled like he stepped down from his fathers diesel tractor. One day the smell of diesel was extra strong as he was applying what I thought was valve oil to his trumpet. You guessed it, it was diesel fuel. He said his folks would'nt buy valve oil as long as they had tanks of the cheaper blend. Anybody want to try it on their steel?
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1969 ZB Custom D10, BMI S10, 1981 Peavy Musician Mark III, 15 Inch Black Widow, custom enclosure
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 4:08 pm
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| I know a horn tech who uses motor oil instead of key oil. He says it's bettter than key oil in that it stays on longer. He also ueses it to clean-up exterior metal surfaces. Plus it's readily available and inexpensive. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 4:55 pm
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 4:55 pm
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| I used sewing machine oil on my Stringbender guitars for years, and started using it on pedal steels as well - but I've recently switched to "Tri-Flow" dry Teflon lubricant. It's a liquid that dries quickly, leaving a very thin Teflon layer. seems much less messy than oil and makes parts smoother-operating as well. Another advantage is that it repels both dust and water. |
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Don Discher
From:
Sault Ste Marie,Ontario,Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2006 6:27 pm
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| I use the Hoppe's gun oil,works great. |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 8:15 am
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Don't use WD40...I've used Marvel Mystery Oil,sorta looks like ATF. A friend of mine is a diebetic, and he gave me a couple of syringes that work pretty good for getting in tight places.
BF |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 10:21 am
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I'll repeat what Bill just said. Don't use WD-40. It will attract every piece of dust, lint, dirt, smoke, and any other tiny pieces of material from miles around. That stuff can really gunk up a guitar.
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
Mullen U-12, Evans FET-500, Fender Steel King
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 12:23 pm
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Derby~Guitars recommends a product found at Dollar~General Stores by the name of [(GUNK) “Super Oil”], from the makers of Liquid~Wrench. Just $1 for a 4FL. OZ. bottle.
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“Big John”
a.k.a. {Keoni Nui}
’05 D–10 Derby
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15”
Current Equipment
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Joseph Meditz
From:
Sierra Vista, AZ
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Micky Byrne
From:
United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 1:32 pm
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Hi Joseph, I'm using exactly the same as you...the 3 in 1 with the long extention, gets to all the parts. So much better than the old tins they used to come in.
Micky Byrne, England. http://mickybyrne.50webs.com/index.html |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 6:26 pm
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| I use Remington gun oil. You can get it in a small plastic bottle which comes with a very small diameter tube to attach as a nozzle. Perfect for directing single drops of oil exactly where needed. Works well on your guns too. |
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