clifford2704
Regular
I bought it at a store, now my cube is really bad, people say to work it in for 10 mins and I already tried for an hr 
, should i clean the whole cube out?
, should i clean the whole cube out?
3 in 1 Spray Help?
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DaveyCow
Veteran
is "3 in 1" the name of the lube (spray)? what did it do to your cube?
Keban
Regular
Yeah, you should clean it. 3 in 1 makes your cube feel very sticky ime. Maybe get some differential oil, or some jig-a-loo.
clifford2704
Regular
not from USA, I'm from Aus, umm its Silicone Professional 3 in 1
MovingOnUp
Veteran
does it have a brand name? please dont say liquid wrench xD
Ltsurge
Veteran
Hey... Sorry to bump this but I use 3 in 1 as well (from the WD40 company?). Just wear it in a little and it will become smoother... it may take longer than an hour of solving but it will work out to be fairly good. (Just as a comparison its a fair bit worse than lubix but it still works fine on most).
Godmil
Premium Member
An hour to work in, that sounds like more hasle than it's worth. Also be sure not to use a lot, over lubing is a common reason for cubes feeling terrible.
Ltsurge
Veteran
Yeah... Well i've got nothing else and my dad won't buy anything on top of my new guhong
. BTW is the GuHong ok with no lube or would it be better with the 3 in 1?clifford2704
Regular
well its been 2 days, i cleaned it out and it's pretty good, but it locks up, I reckon it made it slightly better
TMOY
Veteran
Yeah... Well i've got nothing else and my dad won't buy anything on top of my new guhong
I use 3 in 1 too and it works well with my stickerless Guhong, a little less with my black one but it's still OK. Don't oberlube your cube though, spraying once or twice is enough.
Hmmm, sounds a lot like my experience.
If it was me I'd pull that cube apart and wash everything in a mild detergent or soap, let's say baby soap, and warm water, dry everything thoroughly and worst case you might need new $2 stickers.
Or you can panic like I did and trash your cube completely!
(I suppose you could just try to *gently* work it all in and even let it sit for a good while to let some gunk evaporate?) ...
Anyway, I'm also in Oz and couldn't easily source the Silicone I really wanted so I went with the best of Bunnings "3-in-1 Professional Silicone Spray" ...
First time it made my store-bought cubes sing! One was a recently bought cube and the other an original 80's "Rubik's Cube". All great so far.
Months later it was time for a re-lube and then BANG - a totally different experience! My new cube just sort of seized up and massively *increased* in friction!
In a panicked rush I tried to juggle it about and I ended up breaking a center piece, snapped right off the core!
What went wrong?
???
Maybe I didn't shake the can enough?
That 3-in-1 is only 2-4% silicone and the other 96% of gunk is designed to degrease, penetrate metal parts, protect against rust, dry clean, etc etc - it's a far cry from 100% plastic friendly silicone!
Maybe I spayed too much?
Maybe there was a built up of plastic particles and I should've cleaned the cube out first then re-lubed ? ...
Anyway I'll never know that cube is now toast.
I've seen youtubes of people doing "plastic welding" to their cube with Jig-a-loo or so called CRC (they make tons of products, I presume we all mean CRC Heavy Duty Silicone..." - again - all these products are usually designed with rusty metal in mind - not cubes!
Hope it works out.
If it was me I'd pull that cube apart and wash everything in a mild detergent or soap, let's say baby soap, and warm water, dry everything thoroughly and worst case you might need new $2 stickers.
Or you can panic like I did and trash your cube completely!
(I suppose you could just try to *gently* work it all in and even let it sit for a good while to let some gunk evaporate?) ...
Anyway, I'm also in Oz and couldn't easily source the Silicone I really wanted so I went with the best of Bunnings "3-in-1 Professional Silicone Spray" ...
First time it made my store-bought cubes sing! One was a recently bought cube and the other an original 80's "Rubik's Cube". All great so far.
Months later it was time for a re-lube and then BANG - a totally different experience! My new cube just sort of seized up and massively *increased* in friction!
In a panicked rush I tried to juggle it about and I ended up breaking a center piece, snapped right off the core!
What went wrong?
???
Maybe I didn't shake the can enough?
That 3-in-1 is only 2-4% silicone and the other 96% of gunk is designed to degrease, penetrate metal parts, protect against rust, dry clean, etc etc - it's a far cry from 100% plastic friendly silicone!
Maybe I spayed too much?
Maybe there was a built up of plastic particles and I should've cleaned the cube out first then re-lubed ? ...
Anyway I'll never know that cube is now toast.
I've seen youtubes of people doing "plastic welding" to their cube with Jig-a-loo or so called CRC (they make tons of products, I presume we all mean CRC Heavy Duty Silicone..." - again - all these products are usually designed with rusty metal in mind - not cubes!
Hope it works out.
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