[TPIN] Cleaning valves

[Denny Schreffler]

Just my opinion, but any valve cleaning that would require any grade of
steel wool at home should be taken or sent to a qualified shop instead. 
The only abrasive that I have ever used on severely problematic valves
has been Colgate (plain old regular) toothpaste.

Denny Schreffler
Tucson

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Ken Saul"
  To: "tpin at tpin.okcu.edu"
  Subject: [TPIN] Cleaning valves
  Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:02:15 -0800


  Hi John,
  You asked what grade of steel wool to use when cleaning valves. I
  would not recommend using any steel wool at all as it can cause too
  much wear or damage to the valves or casings. If you have some
  nasty sticky stuff or stains on the valves, try a nylon scrub pad,
  clear dish soap, and elbow grease first. If it still won't come
  off, you could use 0000 steel wool very lightly, but make sure to
  clean the valves really well afterward to make sure no steel
  particles go back into the horn (keep other horn parts away from
  the steel wool while you are working with it). Monel stains are
  normally not much of a problem unless they seem to be causing the
  valves to stick.

  All the best,
  Ken Saul, owner
  Ultra-Pure Oils
  http://www.ultrapureoils.com

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