Which grease for Tool Chests ?

[thedoc46]

Which grease / spray / lube have you guys had the most success with, when greasing the rails of your tool chests ?

 

[Fishy66]

Hopps #9 gun oil here. Seems to gather less dust and lasts a while in my personal experience.

 

[skunkape1]

I moved to graphite with good results. I probably reapply more often but I'm not wasting time cleaning the gunk that a traditional lube would would have collected.

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

What's your preferred method of removing the lube that first come on the rails? Was thinking about hitting them with brake cleaner.

 

[Greg85mcss]

Spray white lithium grease


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[larry_g]

If your in a nice clean environment then most lubes will work. If your in a dirty environment wet lubes will attract dirt and grit and make a grinding compound.

lg
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[zkling]

Lubricating wax.

 

[anndel]

White lithium

 

[bimmerZ5]

i use a thin layer of Mobil1 synthetic grease (http://www.autozone.com/greases-and-gear-oil/lubricant-grease/mobil-synthetic-grease/934751_0_0/) and haven't had any problems. If anything, the tool box I used it on has had very smooth drawers longer than the newer tool boxes with whatever factory grease it came with. my environment is moderately dusty, with winds that blow in from the deserts bringing in some sand, but it's not too bad; haven't had a problem.

 

[jt777]

Castrol grease gun grease. Might be synthetic. Had it on for about 8 months no issues with diy usage. This is on friction slides not ball bearing.

 

[gdocktor3]

Spray white lithium grease


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x2 quick, easy, and works great

 

[Drew_flux]

I have been using wurth hhs2000 spray grease on friction slides.

 

[lightning02]

I think I used silicone spray from liquidwrench if I remember right. It was like 2 or 3 years ago so I don't remember and the slides are still smooth as the day I did them.

 

[Wamsutta]

Tri-Flow Dry

 

[thedoc46]

What about Fluid film ? Anyone tried that? I'm going to grab a can of that today. Here's the thing, I could be wrong on this cos i'm not at home atm, but i think some of the rails on my Husky tool chests have some plastic parts on the ball bearing rails and latches. So surely you'd want something non petroleum based, to not attack the plastic.

 

[stonesfan68]

What's your preferred method of removing the lube that first come on the rails? Was thinking about hitting them with brake cleaner.

Brake cleaner is actually a poor general purpose cleaner, especially for grease. It will also remove paint.

Take a look here for a ranking of some industrial cleaners. I have used the CRC Hydroforce with great success.

http://www.wastemin.com/discuss/ind...he-top-15-degreasers-stack-up.6/#.Vt7z15MrJgd

 

[AL`]

Look into chain lubes which dry, contain wax and teflon, like this one:

DuPont Teflon Chain-Saver Dry Self-Cleaning Lubricant.

 

[crewchief888]

the last thing i'd use would be white grease....

if i need to lube a friction slide,
i use a wax product called door ease.

 

[fras_auto]

Lucas tool box buddy it's amazing napa sells it I'll post a pic tomorrow at work


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[ovrrdrive]

Brake cleaner is actually a poor general purpose cleaner, especially for grease. It will also remove paint.

Take a look here for a ranking of some industrial cleaners. I have used the CRC Hydroforce with great success.

http://www.wastemin.com/discuss/ind...he-top-15-degreasers-stack-up.6/#.Vt7z15MrJgd

You must get different formulations where you are than I get. Brake cleaner vaporizes everything on the metal but the metal itself almost instantly. That web page has a hidden agenda. They list simple green as being 20% more effective then non chlorinated brake cleaner - I'm sorry but that's pure fiction. If you get bearing grease on a rotor and spray it with even the cheapest brake cleaner you can find it is gone immediately.

That website is pure fiction...

 

[stonesfan68]

Pure fiction? Did you not read the entire article and the testing standards that were used? The results follow my own experience using three of the different cleaners (including brake cleaner) and leads me to conclude that the test results are spot on. To each his own.


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[ImStricken06]

the best lubricants are those designed for engines. they can withstand hundreds of degrees, tight clearances, and low/high ambient temps. so for almost anything of mine (firearms, hinges, etc) i use mobile1 oils. 1qt can be purchased for less than $7. add in a $2 needle bottle from ebay(for easy application), and you have years worth of top-notch lubricant.

 

[jipps]

Paste wax + spray silicon.

I have a Mac box on friction slides, and you'd swear it ran in bearings

 

[theoldwizard1]

If your in a nice clean environment then most lubes will work. If your in a dirty environment wet lubes will attract dirt and grit and make a grinding compound.

lg
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IMHO, no lube is best ! Clean it once a year (brake clean sounds like a winner) and you should be good. Especially true with ball bearing glides.

 

[thedoc46]

This morning, one of my drawers felt a little stiffer than it should have been. So i used some WD40 Dry and Dust Resistant Dry Lube PTFE spray. It instantly fixed the slide feel. So i went ahead and did the others.

 

[carcajou]

Never use grease in a dusty environment, you will gunk up the slides and cause more damage. Teflon or a similar dry lube works well.

 

[Bunit98]

Graphite dry lubricant