Vacation valve oil solution!

[TonyZ]

So, I my haste to pack up kids and sunscreen and food and clothes....I forgot to pack my valve oil. I had the horn and all my music, and a week in Northern Michigan with no music outlet close enough to warrant a trip for a bottle of Al Cass. What to do.......? In my best handy-man voice, I declared that I would go to the local ACE hardware in Benzonia, Michigan and find a couple of oils that I could possibly blend or cut with kerosene, or some other volatile combination that might launch our cottage in to the lake. I picked up the "ACE household oil" and took it home. It is indeed thicker that Al Cass, but not too much. I cleaned the valves and put two drops on the bottom part of the valve cylinder. I could not believe how well it worked! No diluting and no sticking. I did that last Saturday. I played all week (2-3 hours/day) with no re-oiling and no sticking. I'm sold, and at a MUCH lower price than Al Cass!

Just wanted to share!!!!

TZ

[TonyZ]

Seems to me to be a bit lighter weight.

Still haven't had to re-oil!

I'm sure something bad will happen now.

[tubatooter1940]

Does the stuff slow down your valves?
If not, kudos to you for daring to experiment.
I like bloke's idea of adding 30 weight motor oil to ultra pure lamp oil. I also oil up much less often.

[TonyZ]

No slow downs at all! I'm thoroughly pleased!

[TonyZ]

How is the Ace oil working out at this point? Are you still using it?

I'm assuming that this is the stuff we're talking about...

That's the stuff. Oiled once since vacation. Apparently the concept of a true petroleum lubricant is nothing new. Why is there "Al Cass" et. al.?

BTW, ACE was $2.39 for 3.2 oz. vs. about $4 for 2 oz. of any other valve oil!