Lubricating Tuners

Philipp Zurcher · Post by **Philipp Zurcher** » 30 Dec 2017 1:48 pm

About a year ago, I lubricated those tuners on my 1958 Fender Deluxe 8 as suggested by StewMac:
http://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Re ... uners.html

I cleaned out the tuners with naphtha and put in that petroleum jelly.
OK, but somehow it didn't feel right. Tuning was still a pain, some tuners didn't behave the way I was used to from modern guitars. "These are the troubles that come with old age", I was thinking.
But one day a friend of mine who is into car mechanics told me that petroleum jelly wasn't really an efficient lubricant and he suggested I used that teflon grease:
http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/b ... oropolymer

So I did the whole thing again, but this time using the teflon stuff.
The results are just PHENOMENAL!!!

I am now able to tune my 60 year old guitar much, much more accurately than many of my modern day instruments with so-called maintenance-free parts.

Just wanted to share this before the year 2017 is done.

Happy 2018 everyone!

G Strout · Post by **G Strout** » 3 Jan 2018 9:53 pm

Philipp,
I have used this product with FANTASTIC results. My old Rick and a few others now tune easily. You may want to post this in Steel Without Pedals. I am sure that many would be helped by having knowledge of this product. I got mine at the bicycle shop!:D
Gary

Steven Cummings · Post by **Steven Cummings** » 12 Jan 2018 10:34 am

This sounds good, think I'll give it a go.

Thanks for posting this!

Michael Butler · Post by **Michael Butler** » 12 Jan 2018 12:18 pm

i use a graphite lubricant which is considered the slickest of all. works quite well. same as the "lead" in a pencil. remember pencils?ha!

play music!