[Hornlist] Re: slow valve. please help! rubbing alcohol ok?

2005-08-19 Thread J. Kosta
alcohol is very drying, and the stink is difficult to remove. To remove thick oil from sluggish valves I use UltraPure lamp oil - clear, unscented, 100% paraffin (kerosene) - from K-Mart, Wal-mart, etc. Put the oil in thru the leadpipe, and try to not let it flow into the valve slides - keep the

[Hornlist] Re: slow valve. please help! rubbing alcohol ok?

2005-08-16 Thread whitacrehill
Is there anything wrong with flushing valves with drug store alcohol? ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org