The Steel Guitar Forum

What kind of oil or lube do you use on your
steel? What sort of normal cleaning before
lube do you do? How often do you lube? Where
do you lube?
Thanks

Chuck, if you will email me, I will give you an idea about lube that took me a long time to develope

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Use lard! It also has several other uses. A lot of guys use KY jelly. It's always "Laying " around the house. Vaseline hair tonic is getting hard to find now but it's fine as frog hair. Butter works too, but I'd not use it in the winter if you live up north. It makes the pedals harder to push than spagetti up a wild cat's ------> Oh Chuck, you understand.
Motor oil is great, but turn the engine off first.

Thanks Tommy I will email you and thanks Rex
for the link. Bobbe I have tried almost all
the previous including something from a truck
stop in a squeeze tube made me forget about
my pedal steel

Chuck, you need to be careful of those truck stop lubes. ( thats what the big boys tell me) regards, fred

Bruce Zumsteg recommends the 3-in-1 oil. I use the 3-in-1 in the blue and white can since it is a little heavier weight than what's in the red and white can. :cool

What about the teflon based stuff like Tri Flow?

Brad Sarno

Chuck ,
I have two of the small plastic oilers that Carter Guitars use and it works just fine . The oilers have a retrackable spouts that will reach any part of your changer or whatever under the cabinet you need to get to.
Go to the the Carter Guitar link on the forum and you can get a look at what I am talking about .They are not expensive and do a good job . It is a light oil and will not gum up your system .

I would also suggest that you go to a computer shop and get yourself a can of air under pressure that they use to clean out dirt , etc. from computers and blow out your changer area first -before lubing it . I have used this format since way back on my guitars and it has worked for me every time . It keeps all the working parts clean and operating in an "A NUMBER ONE WAY" !!

Hope is well with you and everyone in old Jackson Town !!

John