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

Jan 08, 2012 Last reply: 4 years ago 45 Replies

On Fri 22 Jun 2018 10:16:06a, Mike_Duffy told us...

Sewing machine oil works well on brass instrument valves.

replying to Adam Barrow, Mark Slater wrote: WD-40 is an anti-corrosive. the only thing it's not good for is the lauqer that makes you instrument shiny. Know what is corrosive? Water.

replying to clare, Mark Slater wrote: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!! Dish soap DESTROYS oil!!!!! It's possibly the worst thing you can put in there!!!

replying to Tony Hwang, Trumpets101 wrote: Don’t use WD40. It will corrode the silver in your instrument and cause a lot of damage.

replying to Wayne Boatwright, Reina wrote: I use mobil velocite oil #6 for my trumpet valves. It has been one year and they are still smooth as hell. Be sure to oil and clean regularly. I prefer velocite oil because they evaporate much slower than trumpet valve oil (only need to oil twice a week. I play at least 1 hour everyday). WD40 do not corrode your trumpet so don't worry about that. It contains only alkanes which almost do not react even with sodium, let along copper. However, they are extremely light oil and evaporate really fast, meaning your valve will soon be out of protection and get corroded by water.

No dude not wd-40 that's how u get sick, sure it would work, but it's not worth your health

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