How to clean and Oil a Clock Movement | Horace Whitlock’s Clock Oil Kit

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• MA

  @marynajamison702 · 7 years ago

  I didnt even know a clock needs oil...very interesting thankyou

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• ME

  @MegaInspectorGadget · 8 years ago

  Thank you so very much for making this video It helped me greatly. I'm very greatful to you.

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• AU

  @auntieginzy · 8 years ago

  Thank you so, so much!!  My clock is going :-)

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• VI

  @VintageClockParts · 8 years ago

  Very nicely done!

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• LC

  @LCMNUNES1962 · 7 years ago

  VERY GOOD , BRASIL OK.

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• EL

  @elmp73 · 8 years ago

  Thanks. I just bought a Ridgeway clock with the identical movement from the thrift store. It definitely needs a cleaning. I was going to use sewing machine oil to oil it as I've read in several tutorials, but I am going to order the synthetic clock oil instead.

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• DU

  @dudemonkfish4641 · 8 years ago

  Sounds like the dude from the sunscreen song. Nice tutorial thanks.

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• CA

  @Calin1000 · 8 years ago

  Very good tutorial!

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• PR

  @presentationplus9465 · 8 years ago

  Great Video - thanks for sharing. I got a Schatz ships bell 8 day clock with a yacht I bought and &nbsp;right from the start it kept reasonably good time. The chime started to wind down at a different rate to the clock and genius that I-am-not, I decided to spray WD 40 into the holes in the brass casing while it was still mounted to the bulkhead. <br>This made matters worse and the clock no longer ran for more than a few days. <br>I have taken it off the boat and will clean and re oil as per your instructions.<br>fingers crossed it works well when back on the bulkhead.<br>Thank you so much !

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• NI

  @nickpanhead7209 · 7 years ago

  Hello great video and thank you for taking your time to help people like myself. I have a Ridgeway grandfather clock about 30 years old. The chime is slow but the gong is normal. I never had it maintained. For me to oil it like you show in the video. How do i pull it out ? Do I need to put styrofoam blocks on top of weight pulleys before taking the mechanism out of the clock. Do you have another video link that shows the removal of the clock face and mechanism out of a grandfather clock. And if you can please send me the link for the oil kit thank you. Nick from Queens NY

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• MR

  @MrArtisticsound · 7 years ago

  Hi Sir.... I have a clock similar to this and cannot seem to regulate the time. I can see an S and F &nbsp;for slow and fast but don&apos;t seem to know how to activate this regulation. Can you help please with some instruction. Thank you, &nbsp; Mervyn

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• RO

  @robertwhite2792 · 7 years ago

  I apply the oil with a small paint brush and then wipe the area with a paper towel.

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