Terry, Please, don't even think of using Silicone anywhere near the pressure bar/tuning pins! That stuff creeps! I had a bottle of it, in a glass, sealed bottle. The darn stuff creeped, (leaked), right out and all over the shelf it was sitting on! I think the only thing that will contain it is a metal container. And even then, I'm not sure that will hold it over a long period of time. I usually buy a spray can of the stuff from my local NAPA store. When I need some, I just spray the amount I need into a container and add the appropriate amount of Naptha. By the way, the best thing I have found for pressure bars, etc., is LPS-1. It doesn't creep, it doesn't attrack dust and it flashes off fairly quickly, but does a good job of breaking the friction. I obtain it from my local, REAL, hardware store. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, (Oregon)
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