Make sure the pieces fill in the body space but do not interfere with the gears and moving parts of the clock.
How to stop a wall clock from ticking so loud.
Set the clock on the paper towel with the face of the clock pointing up for 30 minutes so that any dripping oil will be caught by the paper towel.
Namely you will have to go for the oils specially designed for clock oiling purpose since otherwise you might damage the mechanism.
Set the paper towel on a table.
These speciality oils are thinner and are more sensitive to the delicate clock mechanism.
Fill the spray bottle with the clock oil if the oil wasn t purchased in a spray bottle.
Oiling the clock s mechanism will help you eliminate the noise if you choose the right oil.
Failing this you can also oil the mechanism but this will need repeating every few weeks to keep the clock quiet.
The easiest way to quiet a loud ticking clock once and for all is to add mass such as a piece of quilting over the ticking mechanism on the back of the clock.
Spray the gears on the inside of the clock once or twice with the clock oil.