Spray Lubricants

[n2hcky]

I also like Fluid Film.For those who haven't heard of it,It's not petroleum,but lanolin.Great stuff,our customers keep buying it for all types of outdoor power equip.Prevents rust really good and I love the smell,as it smells like crisp,new dollar bills actually.

Love the Fluid Film too.
No so much as a penetrating lube but it will do a number on rust, stays great out in the elements, keeps battery terminals from corroding. Heck it even makes a good protectant for the unpainted plastic trim on your car or truck.

oh....by the way PB Blaster for penetrating lube.

 

[SCutchins]

Dupont Teflon in the blue bottle. I heard about it on motorcycle forums, guys were using it on their chains with great results. Tried it, agree completely, the stuff is amazing. It dries and leaves a thin coating of teflon, won't attract dirt like a wet lubricant. I can spin a tire and spray the chain and literally hear it quiet down as it dries. Amazing stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GL19TY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

True story, I sprayed some on our bedroom door in our old house to quiet the hinge. For months afterwards we had to put a shoe against the door to keep it closed because the damn thing was so well lubed that it would close itself.

Be forewarned that it does leave behind a teflon residue, so don't go spraying it in air tool lines or in electric motors. It will, however, quiet the hell out of your garage doors.

 

[applescotty]

A thread worth bringing back...

has anyone tried Jig-A-Loo lubricant? Wal-Mart has it for cheap (on clearance i think) and I've seen commercials for it, but haven't tried it or heard of anyone using it.

Any experience with it out there?

I've been very happy with their Graphite Extreme product:
http://www.jigaloo.com/ca/e_products_graphite-extreme.php

Used it on some door latches in the house (ones that wouldn't close properly) and it works wonders. I think that maybe the propellants clean the surface, and so the graphite sticks better. Much better than the little plastic tube of powdered graphite.

Scott

 

[george4]

so wait... i can catch fish by spraying wd 40 on the bait?????? is this true??

Back when California had a salmon fishery, it was often used on baits and lures.
I use a Mobile One 10/30 for a lot of things from bike chains to firearms.

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

I've been very happy with their Graphite Extreme product:
http://www.jigaloo.com/ca/e_products_graphite-extreme.php

Used it on some door latches in the house (ones that wouldn't close properly) and it works wonders. I think that maybe the propellants clean the surface, and so the graphite sticks better. Much better than the little plastic tube of powdered graphite.

Scott

I hope you don't use graphite in your locks. It's old school and can actually cause problems.

 

[6th Gear]

PB Blaster on stubborn rusty bolts, Tri-Flow on pretty much everything else.

 

[applescotty]

I hope you don't use graphite in your locks. It's old school and can actually cause problems.

I used it on the bolts, where they press against the plate on the edge of the door. Nothing else seemed to stick around long enough.

Scott

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

I used it on the bolts, where they press against the plate on the edge of the door. Nothing else seemed to stick around long enough.

Scott

Not to really get off topic of lubricants but why are you lubing the bolts/plate? They should work smooth and if they don't you need to adjust the strike plates on the frame so that they do. The deadbolt should work smoothly when the door is closed. Also, the deadlatch (assuming you have a locking door knob/lever) the small finger looking thing that moves independently from the main latch yet lays against it should not go into the hole of the strike plate. If it does you are bypassing the security feature of it and are damaging it little by little every time you open and close your door.

A little Tri-Flow or WD-40 in your locks every season change should keep you good to go for many of years. However, most of us can get by lubricating our locks once a year it all depends on the environment they encounter.

 

[applescotty]

This is on a screen door. When the door closes, the bolt (perhaps it's not called a bolt when it's not a dead bolt?) is pressed against the back of the hole, and the friction keeps the bolt from sliding which prevents the door from fully closing by itself.

Scott

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

This is on a screen door. When the door closes, the bolt (perhaps it's not called a bolt when it's not a dead bolt?) is pressed against the back of the hole, and the friction keeps the bolt from sliding which prevents the door from fully closing by itself.

Scott

the latch. Also try adjusting the closer so that it when it gets near closing it closes a bit faster. That shouls help out too. There should be 1 or 2 screws on the arm/closer so that you can adjust it.

 

[applescotty]

Thanks. Might have to try that. Before the graphite, it closed pretty fast, but just bounced when the latch hit the strike plate. Now it closes smoothly.

Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled program...

Scott

 

[Tman]

WD40 was designed as a water displacement (hence WD) for electrical boxes. For a penetrant I use PB Blaster, for lubricant, ditto on the white lithium and silicone.

There was a thread on the HAMB that tested all the mentioned penetrating oils. The winner was 50/50 ATF and Acetone!

 

[hoarder1212]

I used to be fond of PB blaster. Until I found JB 80 . Once you use it you will throw your others away unless you use kroil. Kroil is hard to find around here. I worked at Monarch Machine Company in Sidney Ohio for 8 years, we would get castings from England and then they would sit out in the yard and season for 6 months to a year. The foundry in England would drill and tap holes for handling them and screw in eye bolts. The salt air from the ocean and sitting in the yard would have them rusted in pretty good. A little dose of Kroil and they would come right out!!

 

[SteveU]

Love the fluid film. Great for lubricating and for protecting things from rusting. Used to use something called Nutz E Lube. Invented by the guy that came up with Krown rust protection. Havent seen it around for a few years now though.

Wonder if fluid film would be suitable to coat a table saw table with during periods you are not going to use it to prevent rust? How hard is it to clean off if/when you decide to?

 

[Vinko]

What brands/types of spray lubricants do most of you prefer. Good ole WD-40 is okay for cleaning bugs off the bumper and spraying nightcrawlers for fishing, but not the best lube out there.

I've been using AeroKroil by Kano. Someone posted about it here. I've found it the best, so far, for rusty bolts.

Before that, PB Blaster.


I've been using 3M silicone for metal on metal. Like doors, etc.

 

[fabman_52]

I have a cousin that has been working at a place just outside of Detroit here that fills the spray cans with their contents. One day we got to talking about the different products that she works with, she works with all the major brands and some not so major.
Well what she told me was that, say when they are running lubrication products. they fill like 10,000 cans, all with the same product, but when it gets to the label station 20, 30 or what ever different company labels go on. All the same contents but with different names, just an example, PB Blaster/Breakaway. Same with all of the other products, like tire cleaners, break parts cleaner, engine cleaner, the list is endless.
We are not supposed to know this, they even made her sign a thing to never disclose this information when they hired her, but after all she is family, and now so are you.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you don't always have to pay top dollar for something when the lower priced product may be the same.
I'm not sure but I may be able to get a list, I'll have to ask.
One more thing, when it comes to purchase price I get all my stuff from her for .50 a can no matter what it is, anything from spray paint to cleaners.
She and the rest of the employee's get any of the products free when they don't meet quality standards, such as not enough product put into the can, say a 16 oz can comes down the line and it only has 15 oz's of product in it they don't use it, they just give it to the employee's, which is a good perk for them and a great deal for me, so about every three months or so she has a few cases of stuff for me! I love it!

 

[Identaltech]

I use tri-flow and pb blaster on most everything only use wd-40 on my guns.
that just the way my dad showed me how to clean guns.
as for fabman 52's comments most manufacturers do this.
example we sell some house brand equipment and it is the same piece of equipment the major manufactures makes it just has our lable on it. no other difference but at a lower price.
and customers will still buy the name brand some times. because they dont know.
just have to smile knowing they paid to much.
I only fix them not sell them

 

[showags]

I use PB blaster as a penetrant and either RemOil or Break Free CLP for a spray lube. As mentioned, WD-40 is not really designed as a lubricant. Gun oils are designed to adhere to the metals and provide a lubricating layer. For example, the most random use I have found for RemOil is on our shower curtain rod. We have a metal rod with metal hooks = binding. I just spray some RemOil on a rag and wipe the bar down. Will last about 6 months before another light coat.