Usage Tips

Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil is known for its fast and smooth action. It is synthetic, non-toxic, odorless, and very long-lasting.  It is harmless to all metals, including brass, aluminum, stainless steel, monel, nickel, silver, copper, gold, solder, lacquer finish, etc.  In over fifteen years of continuous use on brass instruments of all kinds of makes and models, no one has reported any kind of corrosion, build-up, or discoloration problems.

Here are a few tips on how to use our product for best results.

Cleaning

Before using Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil, clean your valves and casings completely with lemon-type liquid detergent and water.  Use a valve casing brush to scrub out old oils by holding the valve casing under running water while sudsing out old oils and grime.   Also, clean the bottom valve caps the same way.  Rinse all the detergent completely.

Drying

Let the horn and valves completely air dry.  Cleaning with a rod is not recommended since it can scratch the metal casings and cloths can leave lint or other contamination.

Oiling

Hold the valve over a cloth or newspaper and coat it with plenty of oil.  Gently shake or blot off any excess oil onto the cloth or newspaper.  When putting the valve back in its casing, do not rotate it since this can cause excessive wear.

Using

Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil will last much longer than regular valve oils, and it is not unusual for it to last more than one week.  However, when you are first breaking in new valves, it is best to clean and reapply Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil each day for a week or two.

 

Reapplying

To reapply Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil, first take the valves out of the casings. Remove the bottom valve caps.  Hold the horn over a cloth or newspaper and squirt enough oil into the casings to rinse off any contamination.  Similarly, squirt oil over each valve to remove any visible grime. Gently shake or blot off any excess oil and reinsert the valve into its casing. Finally, wipe off the bottom valve caps and screw them back onto the horn.

Other Uses for Ultra-Pure Valve Oil

Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil works great on trombone slides and all types of rotary valves, including the Thayer valves of trombones and the delicate rotary valves of French horns and rotary valve trumpets. Use it on the Amado water keys and they will never stick again!  Many woodwind players love it on their keyed instruments and even use it as a bore oil since it is great for the wood.

A few words about our Tuning Slide Lubes

Both the Regular and Light Tuning Slide Lubes are non-toxic and compatible with Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil.  The regular weight is used on all tuning slides of brass instruments except for those which must move lightly and easily.  That is where the Light lube comes in.  It is best for the 1st and 3rd valve slides of better instruments which must move quickly and easily for fine pitch adjustments.  An instrument freshly oiled and lubricated with Ultra-Pure products feels great!  The Regular Tuning Slide Lube works fine also as a cork grease on woodwinds.