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I just got 60k RB silicone diff. oil today and to tell the truth, It just killed my GuHong, it's thicker than honey, really much thicker! When I first put it in, I thought, Hell yeah, this is the thing man, but now, It feels like it has glue in it :S This is really annoying as I was hoping to get something good. :( GO FOR SOMETHING THINNER!
 
NeuwDk said:
I just got 60k RB silicone diff. oil today and to tell the truth, It just killed my GuHong, it's thicker than honey, really much thicker! When I first put it in, I thought, Hell yeah, this is the thing man, but now, It feels like it has glue in it :S This is really annoying as I was hoping to get something good. :( GO FOR SOMETHING THINNER!
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You probably just put too much in.
 
NeuwDk said:
I just got 60k RB silicone diff. oil today and to tell the truth, It just killed my GuHong, it's thicker than honey, really much thicker! When I first put it in, I thought, Hell yeah, this is the thing man, but now, It feels like it has glue in it :S This is really annoying as I was hoping to get something good. :( GO FOR SOMETHING THINNER!
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You put too much in.
 
NeuwDk said:
I don't think so, as I only put three drops in there in different places
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I'm guessing those places weren't the core, but on the cubies themselves.

Stop rejecting people's advice, and listen to them.
You put too much in.

In fact, you put 2 drops more than you should've. If you had watched Lubix's instructions on how to apply it, you would know this.





On another note, today I went to the nearest (and only) hobby store in the city I'm in for the next 2 months. They had 100% Silicone Differential Shock Oil, ranging from 1000wt to 500,000wt. BUT! The only one he was missing, was 50,000wt...

So, he ordered another batch for his store, and that I could pick it up probably on Friday.
When I get it, I'll come here to give my input. Be advised that I have never tried Lubix, so I won't be comparing them.
 
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ElectricDoodie said:
I'm guessing those places weren't the core, but on the cubies themselves.

Stop rejecting people's advice, and listen to them.
You put too much in.

In fact, you put 2 drops more than you should've. If you had watched Lubix's instructions on how to apply it, you would know this.
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Yo, why do you always have to force your opinion on people?
 
NeuwDk said:
I just got 60k RB silicone diff. oil today and to tell the truth, It just killed my GuHong, it's thicker than honey, really much thicker! When I first put it in, I thought, Hell yeah, this is the thing man, but now, It feels like it has glue in it :S This is really annoying as I was hoping to get something good. :( GO FOR SOMETHING THINNER!
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Everyone's probably right about you putting too much in. Try wiping it off the cubies, but don't wash it off. It will get rid of the excess that you don't need.

And if that doesn't work just clean the cube out or something.
 
He said the lube wouldn't get from one place to another. I'm assuming he's tried to work in the lube and failed to get the lube spread around evenly. If this is the case, he did NOT put in too much.
 
timeless said:
is 100 shock oil suppose to be really watery?
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Yes. Which is why we aren't talking about 100 Shock Oil.



timeless said:
is 10000 differential oil ($11) worth getting more than 100 shock oil ($4)?
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No. If you read the thread, the best so far, is 50,000wt Differential Oil. 10,000wt is 1/5 of what it should be.




JonWhite said:
He said the lube wouldn't get from one place to another. I'm assuming he's tried to work in the lube and failed to get the lube spread around evenly. If this is the case, he did NOT put in too much.
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He DID put in too much, and I'll explain.
-First, he said he put in 3 drops. I've already said, if you watched Lubix's instructions, that's 2 more drops than he should've put. He literally just told use that he put in too much, by saying this.
-If you have ever used Differential Shock Oil on a cube before, you would know that too much causes it to act like glue, which is exactly what he said has happened to his cube.

From just those 2 pieces of information, it only points towards him having put too much in.
Besides, you assume he's failed to spread the lube evenly. I don't think that's the problem, and I don't even know how someone could fail at that. Seriously, just scramble it and it'll spread evenly.
 
ElectricDoodie said:
He DID put in too much, and I'll explain.
-First, he said he put in 3 drops. I've already said, if you watched Lubix's instructions, that's 2 more drops than he should've put. He literally just told use that he put in too much, by saying this.
-If you have ever used Differential Shock Oil on a cube before, you would know that too much causes it to act like glue, which is exactly what he said has happened to his cube.

From just those 2 pieces of information, it only points towards him having put too much in.
Besides, you assume he's failed to spread the lube evenly. I don't think that's the problem, and I don't even know how someone could fail at that. Seriously, just scramble it and it'll spread evenly.
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The thing was that it seems to stick onto the one cubie I put it on, so even when I had scrambled and solved several times, most was at the place i had it put.

I have tried to clean it out with paper. I can't really see that it's on the cubies anymore, but I can defiantly feel it(still feels glue-ish) when I use it. I'll try to wash it out.

Thanks for explaining, btw :)
 
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NeuwDk said:
The thing was that it seems to stick onto the one cubie I put it on, so even when I had scrambled and solved several times, most was at the place i had it put.

I have tried to clean it out with paper. I can't really see that it's on the cubies anymore, but I can defiantly feel it(still feels glue-ish) when I use it. I'll try to wash it out.

Thanks for explaining, btw :)
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I actually just bought a bottle of 50k wt shock oil a week ago. I lubed my cube the way they showed on Lubix, one drop on each center piece where the center and core meet, and ONE drop on an edge piece then scramble.

After doing that the cube felt sluggish, especially the layer where I applied that initial drop. I thought it would get better over time, but it still felt very sluggish. Similar to you, it seemed a lot of the lube stayed around the area where I put the drop with a bit spread around the rest of the cube.

Yesterday I decided to try again, so I cleaned all the cubies. Gave it a good wipe down to make sure there was no more lube left. Then I reapplied the shock oil, this time using only about 1/3 to 1/2 the amount of that one drop I did earlier. Now the cube is amazing.

With shock oil you only need a very, very small amount to get it to work. So the fact that you used 3 drops in total is already 3 times too much. And if each of your "drops" were big like what I first tried, then it's more like 6 times too much. So I suggest that you try again after you wash off all the lube, but this time only use one very small drop on a single edge piece.

If it still won't spread and feels sluggish, then maybe 60k wt is indeed too viscous.
 
Alright, I got the 50kwt Diff Shock Oil I ordered.

I applied the same way as in the video from Lubix.
And it feels... sluggish. Not too bad, but not fast. I think my drops were too big on the core. I'll leave it like this for a few more days, but if it doesn't get better, I'll redo it.

I was using regular silicone based lubricant before, and it would feel very fast, instantly. The static friction was higher, but the dynamic friction was lower. Now, I feel like it's reversed (Here's an explanation of that, for those who would like to know more: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Lubrication). Like I said, it's not too bad, but it doesn't feel as fast as it was before, during the actual turns. It's nothing like glue, as it still feels lubed, but just not fast or amazing.

It has made my A5 quieter, though.

Soon, I'll be ordering an Ultimate GuHong, and a Lubix Syringe, so I'll be able to have a real comparison.
 
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