Vegetable oil is not my friend...


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Posted by Moron on October 11, 2003 at 22:11:41:

Needless to say, I feel very VERY stupid right now. Some time ago, I used vegetable oil to oil the piston valves on my tuba. It worked fine for a while, but now, the first valve has stopped, and they all feel sticky to the touch. I tried rinsing the first one off, but it had no effect. Then I tried using a clean rag to remove any gunk from the shaft--still no luck. After trying to scrub out any possible corrosion of the metal with steel wool, I remembered an article I read, and tried seeing if I could just cover the sticky things with a thick grease (I used hair grease) and hope it would allow it to work. Nothing. While none of these things seems to have made the matter worse, I have no idea what to do. Somebody please help me!


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