The Steel Guitar Forum

About every three months or so I use three-in-one oil on all of the major moving parts on both my Carters. This seems to work for me. Never a problem with anything rubbing or sticking. I was just wondering what some of you other players used on your PSG's?

I use horn valve oil (the kind you use for trumpets etc.) Very clean. It works for me.
Geo

HI Billy, the best I have found is Marvel Mystery Oil. And the valve oil is good also. Either of these two do not collect all the stuff in the air in the clubs.....

Bill Stafford.

About five years ago I was trying to find a good oil to use for salt water fishing. I bought some valve or slide trombone oil and it worked very well, but because it was almost thinner then water, it seemed to evaporate after a while. I found an oil additive called "Duralube", which claimed to penetrate metal, so I bought some and mixed it 50/50. I realized that I could throw the top water lures about twenty yards farther. I have using this on my guitar and about every third string change, I squirt it between the fingers and around the moving parts. Works excellent, don't try out and don't gum up. Try it, you'll like it.

Bruce Zumsteg told me he used automatic transmission fluid to lubricate his steels. I tried it and it works great. A good little oiler is the little fly head cement squeeze bottles that fly shops sell to trout fisherpersons who tie their own trout flies. I went to a hobby shop and got a long piece of K&S brand hollow brass tubing that fit snugly over the metal shaft of the bottle and superglued it on. It's about 7" long and gets in to those "hard to reach" spaces. I think the little bottles sell for about 3 or 4 bucks and the tubing is a dollar or so. A container of automatic transmission fluid will last you forever.

I have an old can of sewing machine oil I'm still using up...

Lucas gun oil on my steels. Lucas oil stabilizer in my vehicles each oil change. Great products.
Jerry

Gun oil or my wife's sewing maching oil has worked for me for many years, but the CMD oil sold by Carter is worth the extra cost for the convenience of the "zoom telescoping spout" if for no other reason!

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Sardine oil! Whatever drips off, the cat licks up.

Elbow grease.

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Gary Shepherd

Carter D-10

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A product called Tri-Flo. Have used it for years with great results.

Some makers use transmission fluid.

I generally use a light motor oil, but have used transmission fluid in the past and it may be better.. doesn't seem to grab as much dust and dirt... Think I'll stick with that.. you guys have reminded me, its about that time!.. Gotta "grease her up".. bob

I use sewing-machine oil. It doesn't gum up, it's colorless, odor and stain free, and it's designed for the same type of moving parts you have in a pedal steel (tight clearances and little movement). I use a 2.5cc hypo to apply it, and it's better to use too little than too much. Over-oiling causes migration to areas you really don't want lubricated, and <u>all</u> oils will attract dust! The more oil you use, the more dust and dirt you'll have building up.

But Bill Stafford, I thought you only used Marvel Mystery oil on Harley's

Mike

Gunk, from the makers of Liquid Wrench, "Super Oil".

I thought marvel mystery oil and hoppes #9 mixed was for your .45 acp.

I use to use a product called "Kroil" from the Kano Co. It works great for free-ing up parts and keeping them lubed, but, it tends to have an amber hue, which, I don't like. I now use exclusively, Hoppe's gun oil. It's a very light penetrating oil, that is clear and almost odorless. It seems to do the job OK. As for an applicator, I use a plastic bottle syringe, that I got from my local plexiglas dealer. The needle is about 2" long and straight, but, flexible enough to get to hard to get places.

I use sewing machine oil. Go to any near-by Farm Supply store and get the empty hypodermic needle that they all sell for about 39 cents. they won't leak and they have a needle cover as well as a full syringe cover. They will reach any place on your steel.
71 Emmons D10 9 and 5

I clean with lighter fluid and then apply Amsoil 10,000 mile motor oil. Works for me.
Marvil is good oil, so is several others mentioned, choose your choice,

ernie

Hoppe's Gun Oil, which originally came in a needle applicator bottle. About a three inch needle tip on the bottle, like a big hypodermic.

Roy Thomas at Pedalmaster recommended that or remington shotgun oil. Hard to find a place here in New York to buy it, but it seems to have worked really well.

Mullen sells an excellent lube in a needle point oiler. It's real light, doesn't collect dirt. Keeps my Emmons going and playing smooth.

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Keep pickin', Larry

A couple of months before Jeff Newman passed on, I took a class of his, and he lubercated our guitars with what he used on his airplanes and swore by it. It's called Boeshield T-9. I orded some almost a year latter off Boeshield's website. It was devolped by Boeing for use on their airplanes. It is a rust & corrosion waterproof Luberication. Jeff Newman said he used it on everything he owned that nedded lubercation, and I have used it the same way. It is awesome. Cos't less than $20.00 shipped.
Dan

Well,this will make your hair stand up!!i tear my old sho-buds apart,then lube with white grease,and a little STP,last for years, farris