Lubrication Thread

**kprox1994** · 06-15-2011

I keep seeing all of these questions about lube. I think it would be good to keep lubrication questions all in one thread about where to buy and what lube to use for what cubes.

Lube Types (Descriptions by Thrawst)
Lubix is like UN Security Council resolutions: it's not a be all end all solution, as the pieces usually need lubrication themselves. Purchase

Silicone, CRC, Jigaloo... 100% pure silicone lubricants are like mathematics: it's universal, works everywhere in the traditional sense. Buy at any hardware store.

Maru lube, Rubiks.com lube... is like unicorn blood in Harry Potter: It's magical at first, but it doesn't last long and you'll soon have to reapply it. Purchase

Vaseline or any other oil based lubricant are like US foreign policies: It may work for a while, or it may seem to work on paper, but in the long term things break down. Get at a drug store.

Shock Oil/Diff Oil is 100% Silicone, it has a similar feel to Lubix but slightly different. Put a small amount on, and your cube will become godly, but too much and it will be the devil. Get at a a hobby shop that sells RC cars.

For a Rubik's brand specifically I would go with CRC but not before this.

For more info on lube http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Lubrication.

Please ask questions about people's experiences and what cubes to use what lube on below.

**danthecuber** · 06-15-2011

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Lubrication

**emolover** · 06-15-2011

Originally Posted by danthecuber

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Lubrication

Those dont give big descriptions, personal experience and preference.

**gundamslicer** · 06-15-2011

D49, diff oil. Where r they?

**fatboyxpc** · 06-15-2011

It's a wiki, put information that doesn't belong in it, if you have information to put there.

**kprox1994** · 06-15-2011

But people can't ask questions in a wiki, we need a thread to centralize all of the lube questions.

**uberCuber** · 06-15-2011

Hmm I seem to remember that back when I lubed my Rubik's brand with Liquid Wrench it had a bad odor for a couple days. Do the, ah, more recommended lubes have bad odors like that?

**MrIndianTeen** · 06-15-2011

Originally Posted by uberCuber

Hmm I seem to remember that back when I lubed my Rubik's brand with Liquid Wrench it had a bad odor for a couple days. Do the, ah, more recommended lubes have bad odors like that?

I've had my CRC smell a bit after I applied it for like 2 minutes. But when I worked it in there was none left (evaporated).

**grommuz** · 06-19-2011

Hello, I'm new to speedcubing and speed cubes. I have already bought 2 speedcubes online and I have broken them both. I lubed them with Silicone oil that i found at home. They used to turn very well at the beginning but after some time lubricant wasnt so effectife anymore and i decided to re-lube it. After that my cube is crap. It turns 3x worse then before i re-lubed it. Could it be because of the lubricant? Pieces are not that shiny inside as they should be and they look like worn out or should i say soft? If someone can help me then im waiting forward to it. Thanks~!
EDIT: Oh, and with second cube I took all pieces out, cleaned them with piece of old T-shirt and lubed it with Silicone Spray but the cube still died

(If this is not right thread for it then im sorry, I couldnt find another thread like this and i didnt want to start new thread.)

**Clayy9** · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by grommuz

Hello, I'm new to speedcubing and speed cubes. I have already bought 2 speedcubes online and I have broken them both. I lubed them with Silicone oil that i found at home. They used to turn very well at the beginning but after some time lubricant wasnt so effectife anymore and i decided to re-lube it. After that my cube is crap. It turns 3x worse then before i re-lubed it. Could it be because of the lubricant? Pieces are not that shiny inside as they should be and they look like worn out or should i say soft? If someone can help me then im waiting forward to it. Thanks~!
EDIT: Oh, and with second cube I took all pieces out, cleaned them with piece of old T-shirt and lubed it with Silicone Spray but the cube still died

(If this is not right thread for it then im sorry, I couldnt find another thread like this and i didnt want to start new thread.)

Could you tell us the brand names of the silicone products? It is, most likely, due to whatever lubricant you used.