GOOD UK LUBES

[James Ludlow]

tableau

This

Me too

... or Shock Oil, depending on softness of cube plastic.

Explain please?

I used some shock oil on my 7x7 and it made turning so so stiff.

On-Topic - Halfords Silicone Spray isn't too bad. Readily available.

 

[Cride5]

tableau

This

Me too

... or Shock Oil, depending on softness of cube plastic.

Explain please?

I used some shock oil on my 7x7 and it made turning so so stiff.

Shock oil can work really well, but you need to use the right weight rating and quantity. I've also found it doesn't seem to work so well on cubes with softer plastic (F-II for example). I've never used it on big cubes so can't comment on that.

I use 20wt on my type-C and have found it to work really well. Makes it glide extremely smoothly and reduces 'static' friction (initial resistance to movement). When applying shock oil its important not to use too much. It usually only takes literally 1-2 drops. Stiffness after lubing can be symptomatic of over lubrication.

 

[James Ludlow]

I use 20wt on my type-C and have found it to work really well. Makes it glide extremely smoothly and reduces 'static' friction (initial resistance to movement).

On my new A(III) it has pretty much this effect. I used 10wt, the thinnest I could find.

When applying shock oil its important not to use too much. It usually only takes literally 1-2 drops. Stiffness after lubing can be symptomatic of over lubrication.

That may explain why lol. I used a fair old bit. I may try again. It's just a bit of a naus, stripping and cleaning the whole lot if it goes wrong again. I'll see.

 

[MichaelErskine]

Originally Posted bu Tarik220

yeah, I use W5 too. Its really cheap at one pound and does the job. Go down to your nearest Lidl and its called W5 universal silicone oil.

Could you attach a picture? i looked but they only had washing up liquid

i could only find bleach and dishwasher gel and tabs by W5 also

As with a lot of the products at LIDL, they don't stock the silicone spray it all the time. I'm a fairly regular LIDL shopper so I just pick some up when they have it. I do prefer Tableau though and of course the Czech oil beats everything (or was it Hungarian? )

 

[andyt1992]

Originally Posted bu Tarik220

yeah, I use W5 too. Its really cheap at one pound and does the job. Go down to your nearest Lidl and its called W5 universal silicone oil.

Could you attach a picture? i looked but they only had washing up liquid

i could only find bleach and dishwasher gel and tabs by W5 also

As with a lot of the products at LIDL, they don't stock the silicone spray it all the time. I'm a fairly regular LIDL shopper so I just pick some up when they have it. I do prefer Tableau though and of course the Czech oil beats everything (or was it Hungarian? )

Thanks for that pic of W5,
I was looking in with all the regular stuff near all the cleaning sprays etc. Shame though as car care was in my local lidl recently so i may have missed it for a few weeks or months

 

[Cride5]

I've also found it doesn't seem to work so well on cubes with softer plastic (F-II for example).

Woops, tell a lie. I just realised that I confused my ghost hands for my FII :fp I've just lubed my real FII (which seems to have much harder plastic) for the first time with 2-drops of 10wt shock oil and it's fan-f**in-tastic!!