.... or do it in the bath tube by unscrewing the shower head .. that´s the method I prefer .. .otherwise same as yours .... very little oil, just an extreme thin oil film plus the moist from the breath creates enough lube for the rotors or pistons. So being very careful with oil.
################################################################################################### Am 17.11.2010 um 10:40 schrieb Larry Jellison: > An alternative way to clean horns, which I do once a month, is to take the > horn > outside, take all the slides out, using a garden hose with a nozzle, blast > water > through all of the piping and through the slides. It is important to take > all > the slides out, otherwise the water pressure may blow them out and dent the > horn. Use as much water flow and water pressure as you can. Each segment of > pipe needs only a couple seconds of flow to blow out the debris. > > Other than for the leadpipe and the slides, I don't believe in putting > detergent > in the horn because getting the detergent in the valve/valve casings isn't > likely going to work well and may create a gunk-- you aren't likely going to > get > the detergent to clean around the rotors and get it back out by rinsing with > any > success. Clean the rotors (when left in the casings) by using ultra pure > kerosene. > > > By cleaning the horn as described, the tubing will be left with a light > coating > of oil, as the pressurized water doesn't remove the light coating of oil, but > the gunk will be blown out. > > I live in San Diego and can do this all year, but those of you in colder > climates may need to use warm water and avoid cold weather. > > Regards, > Larry > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
