[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[norwegiangenius]

Silicone spray

Can I lube the core of a Dayan zhanchi with a silicone spray?

 

[ianliu64]

Use Differential Oil.

 

[Username]

No, you can't

 

[TheNextFeliks]

You can. Wouldn't recommend it though.

 

[gokkar]

I lube my cores with a mix of Traxxas 30 and 50k differential oil, and my pieces with 30k, using the method that CrazyBadCuber shows on his Youtube Channel.

Trust me, it's worth the extra time and money to lube your cubes with this stuff. You will love it WeiLong time.

 

[KarlCubing]

I have both a lubix guhong v2 and a normal guhong v2. I lubed my normal guhong with traxxas and the method crazybadcuber did. How come the lubix guhong has lube on all of the pieces but on my other guhong, it seems to have gone away whenever I solve it a few times.... Am I doing something wrong??

 

[Lid]

Lubix heavily over lube their cubes. Had to whipe of most of the lube before I started to use the cubes I've gotten from them.

 

[YddEd]

I have both a lubix guhong v2 and a normal guhong v2. I lubed my normal guhong with traxxas and the method crazybadcuber did. How come the lubix guhong has lube on all of the pieces but on my other guhong, it seems to have gone away whenever I solve it a few times.... Am I doing something wrong??

Does the guhong still feel lubed? What wt of traxxas did you use?

 

[KarlCubing]

Does the guhong still feel lubed? What wt of traxxas did you use?

The guhong feels lubed still (smooth and creamy) and I used 50k

 

[YddEd]

The guhong feels lubed still (smooth and creamy) and I used 50k

Well then, it's probably just that lubix overlubes their cubes as Lid said.

 

[KarlCubing]

Well then, it's probably just that lubix overlubes their cubes as Lid said.

So does that mean they put lube all over the pieces??

 

[YddEd]

So does that mean they put lube all over the pieces??

Probably. Do the two cubes feel the same though?

 

[KarlCubing]

Probably. Do the two cubes feel the same though?

The normal guhong is louder

 

[Lchu613]

Speedwise are they similar?
I think that Lubix overlubes quite massively, I followed their lubing tut and ended up wiping off the whole thing and starting over with tiny amounts.

 

[bl2allday]

The other day I lubed and assembled a zhanchi with lubix using crazybadcuber's video and it is awesome. Now i have a lot of lubix and I would like to use it on my shengshou 4x4. This cube is kind of slow and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for me. It also still has default tensions which probably need loosening.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

The other day I lubed and assembled a zhanchi with lubix using crazybadcuber's video and it is awesome. Now i have a lot of lubix and I would like to use it on my shengshou 4x4. This cube is kind of slow and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for me. It also still has default tensions which probably need loosening.

break the lube in. It will get faster and better after a few solves.

 

[bl2allday]

So should I just apply the lube in all the same places as the zhanchi? I haven't seen a shengshou core disassembled, but where the washer and screw are, and where you can pull the sides away from the core?

 

[Michael Womack]

So should I just apply the lube in all the same places as the zhanchi? I haven't seen a shenshou core disassembled, but where the washer and screw are, and where you can pull the sides away from the core?

Yep unscrew the screw and lube the Spring screw and washer.

 

[KarlCubing]

Speedwise are they similar?
I think that Lubix overlubes quite massively, I followed their lubing tut and ended up wiping off the whole thing and starting over with tiny amounts.

Speedwise, the lubix one seems faster and feels buttery and better... I want that on my other guhong but its not like that for some reason...

 

[rj]

Works for me!