Lubrication Thread

[kprox1994]

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]

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

[emolover]

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

Those dont give big descriptions, personal experience and preference.

[gundamslicer]

D49, diff oil. Where r they?

[fatboyxpc]

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

[kprox1994]

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

[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?

[emolover]

You need to put some more on there. Shock oil/diff oil should be on there.

[kprox1994]

You need to put some more on there. Shock oil/diff oil should be on there.

I'm working on it.

[MrIndianTeen]

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).