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

"Stormin Mormon" wrote:
We just had a long thread on electric motor oil. Maybe same for musical
insturment valves, ND-20?

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"Michael Dobony" wrote in message
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I would stick to the mineral oil. Kerosene based products smell and I doubt
they are harmless. WD40 is good for cleaning things up, but dries out
quickly. Sewing machine oil would also be a good substitute.


Trumpet oil smelled like a silicone oil to me, very thin. In a pinch I
would use crc 2-36, or lesser wd-40

The trouble is, I don't know what's going to happen with moisture.

Greg