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We have a grandfather clock that has never been cleaned or oiled. (about 12 years old-Ridgeway).
The chime and strike quit working and I messed with the chime selector lever and it is all working again but know that it needs some TLC. I know nothing about these clocks other than what I could find to read on the internet---but being the cheap guy I am I'm going to pull the movement out and clean and oil it.
My question is about oil, I read where you should only use synthetic clock? oil and others say mobil 1 5w20 is good. What do ya'll recommend? I'm really leaning toward the mobil 1 -----just because I have some on hand.
What is clock oil? I couldn't find anything on my searches for any specs on it.
The chime and strike quit working and I messed with the chime selector lever and it is all working again but know that it needs some TLC. I know nothing about these clocks other than what I could find to read on the internet---but being the cheap guy I am I'm going to pull the movement out and clean and oil it.
My question is about oil, I read where you should only use synthetic clock? oil and others say mobil 1 5w20 is good. What do ya'll recommend? I'm really leaning toward the mobil 1 -----just because I have some on hand.
What is clock oil? I couldn't find anything on my searches for any specs on it.