The Steel Guitar Forum

RC Antolina wrote:

="Tommy R. Butler" Jim says USE TOILET PAPER !!!!

I would caution against ever using paper to polish wood or plastic. Paper has the same abrasive index as 1000 grit sandpaper.

PLEASE DONT SQUEEZE THE DERBY



Jim I have put "Two Dollars In The Jukebox" for your help buddy !!! Shoot'n the how too video rite now !!

Hey Tommy

I just got my new Derby (love it!) and was thinking when it's time for it's first lube, what do I use? Transmission fluid....Marvel's Mystery Oil...3-1...? But now you've got me thinking....maybe Preparation H??

Oh this oughta really stir things up.

I've never oiled my changer. Most guys over oil their guitars and that's how they end up with gummed sticky changers.

As a former ASE Certified Mechanic I can tell you 1st of all a pedal steel guitar changer isn't a 9000 RPM V8 Small Block Chevy. The movement is small and requires very little lubrication in my opinion. If the changer is too tight you prolly don't play the guitar often enough.

JW

If you're in the woods, don't use poison ivy - for TP, cleaning your guitar, or anything else.

Y'all can do what you want, but I'm not getting acetone within a country mile of any of my instruments ...

David Doggett wrote: It's just a steel guitar.

OMG!!!

Caution! Don't put anything on your guitar until you understand the properties of said product.

Where has common sense gone? If you read the application information and disclaimers on the product, you should be able to figure out what not to use where.

As to my reccomendation of acetone for cleaning metal parts, I'm assuming that you wouldn't use it on lacquered or plastic parts, since my post suggested using it on the textured surfaces of alum. necks. I got the information from someone with experience in automotive body repair who also happens to build steel guitars. I guess I wasn't considering somebody dumping the liquid on the guitar.

As far as lubing, I like the comment comparing this application to auto engines. Friction is the biggest enemy of adjacent moving metal parts and the resulting heat. Now some of you may be hot pickers, but I doubt you're gonna generate any significant heat in your mechanical components.

A small amount of any lube on the changer fingers and other moving parts within reasonable intervals is sufficient.

Do a little research on any product you are considering and just use a little common sense

Set it up outside and put the pressure washer to her.
Then spray her with WD-40. Oh, by the way, I have a
D-10 for sale
Fred