# Hey brass players. **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [November 17, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287 "2013-11-17T18:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Seazerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Seazerd](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Seazerd)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/1 "2013-11-17T18:53:42Z")
Have you ever tried putting valve oil in a bearing? I just got some after recently getting into yoyoing. I’m just curious if anybody tried this. Or is t even effective. ---
**Author:** ![LeftyLink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftylink/32/1321_2.png) [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/2 "2013-11-17T18:56:53Z")
Trumpet valve oil is my go-to thin lube nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/3 "2013-11-17T19:00:49Z")
I used valve oil for the longest time until I lost my bottle of valve oil. ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/4 "2013-11-17T22:50:36Z")
Yeah. Al cass works great. ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/5 "2013-11-17T23:09:38Z")
valve oil or sewing machine oil have been used for a long time as thin lube 3 in 1 oil is a common thick lube ---
**Author:** ![TheYoYoist101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoist101/32/842_2.png) [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/6 "2013-11-17T23:12:29Z")
I thought this was about brass side-effects for a second. ---
**Author:** ![Seazerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Seazerd](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Seazerd)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/8 "2013-11-17T23:38:04Z")
> [@kclejeune](#): > > Yeah. Al cass works great. Have you tried FAST valve oil? ---
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/9 "2013-11-18T00:03:53Z")
> [@ROCKERKID13](#): > > Hmmm i might do this , i play trombone so slide oil is more similar to bearing lube I play trombone also! What stuff do you use, because I use slide o mix, and I think the only oil that they have that would work is the small bottle, and at that it seems like a thick lubricant. ---
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/11 "2013-11-18T00:46:26Z")
> [@ROCKERKID13](#): > > i use some no name brand that a place by me sells lol but its so weird my slide oil is thin like bearing lube but my friends slide oil is like snot haha but its amazing it seems to never go away like once you put it on your set for months slide o mix is so much like snot… You will have to let me know how well the other stuff works if you use it on your yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/13 "2013-11-18T03:11:45Z")
> [@Seazerd](#): > > Have you tried FAST valve oil? I think that’s what it says on a bottle of Al cass. ---
**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/14 "2013-11-18T03:29:25Z")
I play trumpet and lamp oil is basi ally the same as valve oil. And valve Oil is basically the same as thin lube. All work interchangably through my experience. Although there is probably subtle differeneces. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hey-brass-players/61287/15 "2013-11-18T17:15:19Z")
> [@Seazerd](#): > > Have you ever tried putting valve oil in a bearing? I just got some after recently getting into yoyoing. I’m just curious if anybody tried this. Or is t even effective. It can work but I find a smaller tip opening would be preferable.