[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[bhavya]

I live in India too, you can buy lube from shop.scmu.in , or just buy livon silky potion from any grocery store, it contains silicone and works very well!

 

[DAoliHVAR]

Wat

Use differential oil

How do i know what differential oil is?
im sure i can find it but how do i recognize it?
ingredients?
or some brand?

 

[KongShou]

How do i know what differential oil is?
im sure i can find it but how do i recognize it?
ingredients?
or some brand?

Traxxas diff oil

 

[Michael Womack]

How do i know what differential oil is?
im sure i can find it but how do i recognize it?
ingredients?
or some brand?

http://www.amainhobbies.com/index.php/cPath/1_1652/n/RC-Cars-Trucks-Shock-Diff-Oil

 

[ben1996123]

okso maru is good but wears out fastly
I got some calvinpuzl medium viscosity lube and it sucks, too expensive and it doesnt mack the cube as fast as it is wif maru

 

[yockee]

I use Calvin's high visc on all my good cubes. It works really well. On SS cubes and pre Dayans, I use D39.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

If it doesn't make your cubes fast you likely used too much

 

[windhero]

okso maru is good but wears out fastly
I got some calvinpuzl medium viscosity lube and it sucks, too expensive and it doesnt mack the cube as fast as it is wif maru

That writing style is hilarious and all but please bother to make it even readable, annoying to try and figure out what you mean with every other word like "mack".

I suppose a good alternative to maru is low wt shock oil. Fasttech sells 100ml maru lubes at like 11 bucks a bottle with free shipping though.

Also forget any branded speedcubing lube. A pack of 10, 30 and 50k diff oil by traxxas is good enough for anyone to mix and play with.

 

[PriceIsRight98]

I prefer maru lube, it's really cheap and works really well.

 

[Username]

I prefer maru lube, it's really cheap and works really well.

But wears out in under 50 solves

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Sometimes Maru is the better option though. There are cubes out there that hate everything BUT Maru lube.

 

[KarlCubing]

Does anyone know where in Australia I can buy traxxas diff oil?

 

[windhero]

Does anyone know where in Australia I can buy traxxas diff oil?

Easiest through ebay.

 

[KarlCubing]

If I go onto ebay, they sell it in the US and shipping is 35 dollars!! That's too expensive...

 

[windhero]

If I go onto ebay, they sell it in the US and shipping is 35 dollars!! That's too expensive...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-513...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ac5dfa7e5

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-513...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ac623e858

For future reference when using ebay use Sort lowest shipping + price first. On those options the shipping is 5,5 USD.

 

[KarlCubing]

okay. Thanks for the help!

 

[rj]

Does anyone know where in Australia I can buy traxxas diff oil?

Try this: http://www.amazon.com/Team-Associat...8&qid=1373194401&sr=8-6&keywords=silicone+oil

 

[YddEd]

Does anyone know where in Australia I can buy traxxas diff oil?

You don't have to get traxxas. You can find any type at a hobby shop. I found diff oil/shock oil at a hobby shop and got 20wt shock oil.

 

[jayefbe]

You don't have to get traxxas. You can find any type at a hobby shop. I found diff oil/shock oil at a hobby shop and got 20wt shock oil.

Just FYI, shock oil and differential oil are quite different. Differential oil has a much higher viscosity and is what you want to use to lube the core. If you're only going with one type, I'd go with a higher viscosity lube (30k - 50k).

 

[ianliu64]

So, I have a Zhanchi that may be kinda uncontrolable. It tends to lock up a bit and when I flick it as hard as I can, it spins up to 190-200 degrees. I was thinking to add more Lubix to slow the cube down. What do you think?