Sticky Valves

[picju96]

Which is the best type of valve oil? I was wondering what you lot thought and use.

 

[Keppler]

I use Al Cass.. nice and light with no residue..

although, I am informed that the Yamaha oil is pretty good too..

 

[sparkling_quavers]

argh...valve oil...... now we are really onto the serious talk! :lol:
yamaha is good....that is what i used.....until mine dissappeared!! :cry:

 

[Singapore Northern Lass]

I use Besson, never had a problem with my sovreign, but the Yamaha didn't like it, had to oil twice a practice!!!!

 

[satchmo shaz]

cant beat al cass, well you can actually i have a friend in the oil trade and he got me 3 pint of very fine oil just as good as valve oil for 17p!, just shows how much profit the're making !!

 

[gorgeous_bari!_player]

i dont use any valve oil - i go 4 the cheap stuff - if i eva get a sticky valve spit is always the best option - chaeap and u cant forget it at that crutial time :lol:

 

[Matthew]

i dont use any valve oil - i go 4 the cheap stuff - if i eva get a sticky valve spit is always the best option - chaeap and u cant forget it at that crutial time :lol:

Yeah, but hard to 'bring up' if you're nervous?!!

 

[Matthew]

I must admit one of the best valve oil's I've come accross recently is the 'Courtois' valve oil. It's very effective and very light, doesn't pong (like the Holton valve oil for example!) and works like a charm.

 

[cornetshell]

I like blue juice- always use it - can't stand Yamaha always seems to leave the valves worse than before i oiled them/they need doing quite a few times i practice to maintain smoothness....

but of course spit is a very good alternative

:grnsm

 

[HBB]

I use Al Cass ... but is it me or does it seem to be geting more and more expensive?????

 

[On the Horn]

I use al Cas and yeah I think it is getting on in price - may have to go back to licking the valves.

 

[Valvecap]

Think i already posted this elsewhere...

Soak the BOTTOM half of the valve in coke overnight (strips the mess off it - bit like the dentist and penny demo when your a kid - "this is what it does to your teeth you know"

Small amount of comfort (or other fabric softner) in water - (bout 1 part softner to 20 parts water) and mix... put it in a spray bottle (like trombone spray bottle or something) and spray on the rinsed valves. Softner stops the grease coming back and leads to fast valves - occasionally rinse and respray (like once a sheffield flood - or should that be a Tim Henman win)

Works for me...

 

[Pythagoras]

I use blue juice, seems to be the only one the shops near me sell.

 

[On the Horn]

I'll give that one a try valvecap - sticky valves get right up my nose - may take a lot of coke to get the snot off.

 

[geordiecolin]

blue juice all the way!!

 

[groovy]

I couldn't find my valve oil to check, (my room is a tip! :roll: )but I think its Hinderson.

Its pretty good, its lasted for ages and it was only £1.50. I hardly need to use it, my valves rarely need "servicing."

I have a bottle of Besson lying around too, but I never use it cos its useless!

 

[007superfan]

I use Al cass it is really good, only use a little drop and lasts for ages :lol:

 

[Kenneth D. Friedrich]

Al Cass 'Fast'.....

Ken F.

 

[WoodenFlugel]

Blue Juice for me, although that can be a bit expensive too.

 

[flugelgal]

Blue Juice for me, although that can be a bit expensive too.

Me too but it lasts for ages. I've had my current bottle for over a year and it's hardly started!