What is slide cream used for?

Slide Cream is used with Water Spray for smooth action of a trombone’s inner slides. 26g.

How do you lubricate a trombone?

Follow these simple steps;

1. Disassemble the slide and using a clean cloth wipe down the two sides.
2. Apply the oil/grease to the end of each slide.
3. Use a twisting motion to ensure the oil or grease is spread evenly.
4. Re-assemble the slide make sure the slide is the correct way.

What can I use instead of trombone slide oil?

Cream. Creams provide an excellent alternative to oil based lubricants. To apply the cream, you simply put a small dab on your fingers and then wipe it around the bottom of the slide.

Can Vaseline be used as slide grease?

Keep Tuning Slides Greased As a general rule of thumb, don’t use Vaseline or any other type of petroleum jelly on the tuning slides- they’ll corrode the tubes and can cause seizing of the slides. Only use slide grease that’s created specifically for brass instruments.

What do you put on a trombone slide?

Prior to playing

• First, clean any dirt from inside the slide, then apply a bit of slide cream (or slide oil) on the slightly thicker end sections of the slide (the stockings).
• After applying slide cream, use a water spray bottle to moisten the slide sufficiently.

How do you use trombone cream?

Apply a thin layer of slide cream starting at the bottom, then spray a fine mist of water to the slide while playing to keep the slide slippery. The cream must be applied to the entire inner slide, so remove the outer slide completely and set it aside.

Can you use WD40 on a trombone?

WD40 is a general purpose cleaner..and it is in fact a lubricant that works great in some applications…not so good in others. If you were planning on using it as a slide lube on a trumpet..it may creep into the valves and make them gummy because it will only absorb so much water.

How do you cream a trombone?

Prior to playing

1. First, clean any dirt from inside the slide, then apply a bit of slide cream (or slide oil) on the slightly thicker end sections of the slide (the stockings).
2. After applying slide cream, use a water spray bottle to moisten the slide sufficiently.

Can you use Vaseline as slide grease?

What is trombone cream and how do I use it?

Trombone cream is used to lubricate the handslide so it slides properly and doesn’t wear prematurely. The slide cream creates an oily surface on the outside of the inner slide tubes and the inside of the outer slide tubes. The oily surfaces repel water, so the water won’t stick to either surface when you spritz it with the spray bottle.

How do you oil a slide on a tenorbass trombone?

On tenorbass trombones and bass trombones, apply rotor oil to the rotary valve through the slide receiver. When to use slide cream and when to use slide oil Slide cream and slide oil both allow the slide to move more smoothly. Which to use is up to personal preference.

How do you clean the slide on a trombone?

Wrap the cleaning rod with gauze, and rotate it slowly as you insert it into the outer slide to clean it. The silver parts on a trombone’s main slide and F attachment are surface-treated (finished) with the same lacquer as the other parts.

How do you lubricate a trombone rotor?

A small water spray bottle in your pocket could come in very handy when performing! On tenorbass trombones and bass trombones, apply rotor oil to the rotary valve through the slide receiver.