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Default Trumpet valve oil household substitute (will 3-in-1 household oil work)?

On Jan 8, 4:01*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Young's Law of usenet: After Nazis have been
evoked and called forth from the spirit world,
someone is sure to mention WD-40. The debate
"is it a lubricant or water displacer" is not complete
until someone explains what the letters abbrev. for.
Points are earned by quoting usenet posters of old,
Aristotle, or your own personal experiences with
WD-40. Web *pages abound, and are on topic for
the debate. Regardless of how worthy an argument
is, no one is allowed to change sides. The debate
must continue to eternity.


The word is "invoke". Silicone in a spray is grease thinned with
solvent.
In a pinch I would use mineral oil.