Forever, I've been using the Nikolas rattle-can stuff.
I'm going to try the big-box off-the-shelf stuff for a while.
It doesn't go on as smooth/pretty (nearly so - particularly if only slides), but it seems to be more viscous, and - possibly, then - a bit more durable.
...It's also cheaper, but that's not the primary motivation.
Only time will tell, re: durability.
In the meantime, I'll save a few bucks.
I'm going to use it on customer touch-ups as well.
Something I don't like about the Nikolas rattle-can (in addition to so-so durability) is the fact that it sort of has a "rainbow/prismatic" look within its sheen, quite often.
(A day or two ago, I used the big-box stuff to hit my Miraphone 98/FB main slide, after I refinished it.
I'll have more stuff to do on this instrument alone:
- #3 slide reconfig.
- lower #4 slide{s} water key moves - brazing the o.e.m. inconveniently-located drain holes shut - f'ing up the factory lacquer but good, just as with the main slide)
