[Trombone-l] tuning slide too slick was Re: Lip care

[Randy Campora]

The Dow Corning Vacuum Grease does not smell at all, is clear, does not 
break down in heat or get goofed up if you leave it in the trunk in the 
winter. It's the best thing I've used. It's very sticky but wipes off 
well when you need to clean it off the slides.

Go to this webpage:

http://www.2spi.com/catalog/vac/dow.shtml

They are selling a tube for 27.50 and it will last you quite literally a 
lifetime.

Randy Campora

Wessner, John wrote:

>Sorry, then: it's not vacuum grease.  If that suff smells, you don't want it anywhere near your vacuum system.
>jw
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>[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at server5.samford.edu]On Behalf Of Roger Hecht
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:02 AM
>To: Jeff Albert; John Burton
>Cc: TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu
>Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] tuning slide too slick was Re: Lip care
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>At 07:56 AM 3/22/2006, Jeff Albert wrote:
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>>Hetmann makes this stuff called Ultra Slide Grease.  It is their lube
>>#9.  It is VERY thick, and can be a bit messy to apply, but it lasts
>>a long time, and only lets the slide move when you want it to.  It
>>also makes short smooth moves of the slide easy, helping to avoid
>>that poorly lubed "I only wanted to move a 1/4 in but it bumped out 2
>>inches" scene.
>>
>>Jeff
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>I've got some of this. It is very messy, and smells. There was 
>something else about it that bothered me, too--I forget now. What I 
>wish Hetman would do is release what I think is a #10. It's something 
>that only repair shops get, as far as I can tell. It's very thick, 
>but is more like their #8, in that it's green and, while thick, not 
>nearly as messy and difficult to work with as #9, and it doesn't 
>smell. And it's very stiff on the slide.
>Roger Hecht
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