Lubricants Toxic?

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Mon May 04, 2020 2:21 pm

Is it safe to breathe the fumes of lubricant oils for pistons and rotors? I use Hetman's Light Piston Oil and a generic rotor oil I got from a local repair shop. I cleaned and lubricated my instruments last week, played then everyday for several hours, and my bronchial area has felt a bit irritated since then.

Ace

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon May 04, 2020 2:58 pm

bloke wrote:"I knew a man who ate that, and later died."

Truer words were never spoken...

Craig F · Post by **Craig F** » Mon May 04, 2020 3:27 pm

They certainly can irritate the lungs. Having asthma, I've always felt a bit of irritation especially in the Spring when my histamine levels are high.

sugawi · Post by **sugawi** » Wed May 06, 2020 12:35 am

I would experiment and see which oil will not cause irritation for you. Personally my worst experience was with using lamp oil. Also can’t stand that smell. I tried using berp bio oil on pocket trumpet and had to clean everything up due to some gunk buildup. But on such a small instrument it’s not a problem, I thoroughly cleaned it before and after changing oil type but wouldn’t try that on tuba, wouldn’t want to deal with cleaning that. I have tried few other brands before but I have best results with “Ultra Pure” which I use currently.

TubaBeage · Post by **TubaBeage** » Wed May 06, 2020 12:28 pm

http://www.binak.com/dedication/" target="_blank" target="_blank was created because of the toxic nature of the hydrocarbons.

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Wed May 06, 2020 2:51 pm

SWE wrote:I reckon a lot of the irritation from a couple of days of lots of practice is simply from all of that mouth breathing. Keeping some hot water or herbal tea handy might help.

I think this explains what happened. I stopped practicing and felt better right away. Ha.

Ace

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed May 06, 2020 5:49 pm

I slick mine down with KY.

If it’s safe “down there”, it must be safe anywhere!!

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Fri May 08, 2020 4:30 pm

SWE wrote:
Three Valves wrote:I slick mine down with KY
Kentucky?

You must be virgin, dude.

peterbas · Post by **peterbas** » Fri May 08, 2020 4:58 pm

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mikebmiller · Post by **mikebmiller** » Fri May 08, 2020 7:40 pm

I inject valve oil to protect myself from corona virus.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Fri May 08, 2020 7:51 pm

mikebmiller wrote:I inject valve oil to protect myself from corona virus.

Main lining may be fatal, I smoke it!!

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Sat May 09, 2020 8:48 am

Oh?? Now you tell me....

peterbas · Post by **peterbas** » Sun May 10, 2020 11:25 am

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peterbas · Post by **peterbas** » Mon May 11, 2020 5:09 am

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TubaBeage · Post by **TubaBeage** » Mon May 11, 2020 6:44 am

MaryAnn wrote:
SWE wrote:
Three Valves wrote:I slick mine down with KY
Kentucky?
You must be virgin, dude.

My tubes are always wet, especially after a quick blow job.

pjv · Post by **pjv** » Mon May 11, 2020 6:48 am

well that escalated quickly

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