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RE: Safflower Oil

Author: paul
Date: 1999-08-10 21:44

Sweet almond oil is available in most of the grocery stores, more in the gourmet cooking oil section, if there is such a place at your store. Look carefully for it. Grocery stores in most urban cities in the US will have it.

If you coat your horn and make it drip with oil, you could run the risk of making it rancid. Any natural vegatable oil will turn on you after a while.

I've used almond oil very sparingly (perhaps 5 drops total) on my horn, with no problems. The trick is to be very sparing with it and don't oil if it really isn't required. I've since stopped the practice. But, I'll keep a sharp eye out for the onset of cracks for a while to come.

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