Lubing with petroleum jelly/type of cube I should get

[rubiksarlen]

I've lubed my cube and some other puzzles to with petroleum jelly, and I've heard that they will destroy my cube. Is that true? Coz some ppl say yes, some say no. O yeah, and the petroleum jelly has been in there for two months.

Also, what cube should I get? I have a GuHong and it ain't that good as I expected it to be.

 

[daniel0731ex]

That's because you lubed it with Vaseline.

 

[gundamslicer]

If it's a store-bought, leave the Vaseline in there for a month, then wash it off. Later proceed to put silcone spray in it

 

[dabest2500]

Huh?
Putting vaseline in a storebought for a month makes it BETTER?
I always thought vaseline was bad for cubes.

 

[MichaelP.]

I've lubed my cube and some other puzzles to with petroleum jelly, and I've heard that they will destroy my cube. Is that true? Coz some ppl say yes, some say no. O yeah, and the petroleum jelly has been in there for two months.

Also, what cube should I get? I have a GuHong and it ain't that good as I expected it to be.

Get the ultimate lubix guhong and then stop worrying about cubes.

 

[Logan]

Huh?
Putting vaseline in a storebought for a month makes it BETTER?
I always thought vaseline was bad for cubes.

It eats away at the plastic. Storeboughts are tight, and have plenty of plastic to lose. Putting vaseline in one for a few months, then throughly cleaning out would greatly improve it.

 

[Vinny]

Guhongs should only be lubed with lubix.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Guhongs should only be lubed with lubix.

Maru Lube and Jigaloo works wonders too.

 

[d4m4s74]

or shock oil, anything with a reasonable viscosity

 

[daniel0731ex]

I wouldn't recommend any type of silicone spray anymore, because pretty much all of them contains solvents that dissolve ABS (i.e. Acetone in CRC).

 

[Coke]

I've lubed my cube and some other puzzles to with petroleum jelly, and I've heard that they will destroy my cube. Is that true? Coz some ppl say yes, some say no. O yeah, and the petroleum jelly has been in there for two months.

Also, what cube should I get? I have a GuHong and it ain't that good as I expected it to be.

You're GuHong is probably crappy because you put petroleum jelly in it. Don't ever use vaseline (petroleum jelly) in good cubes, ESPECIALLY the GuHong. My GuHong is amazing, super fast, and can corner cut 45 degrees. If you are going to lube your GuHong, use silicone, especially lubix lube. It makes the GuHong AMAZING, and makes it one of the best cubes out there.

 

[gundamslicer]

I wouldn't recommend any type of silicone spray anymore, because pretty much all of them contains solvents that dissolve ABS (i.e. Acetone in CRC).

I read on twisty puzzles the acetone evaporates throughout the air

 

[Nestor]

I read on twisty puzzles the acetone evaporates throughout the air

If you spray from a distance at dissasembled pieces it is safe. Spray inside your cube trough a piece hole and it can glue your pieces together or damage your puzzle if done improperly.

 

[CubeLTD]

To be honest,I still doubt if Vaseline dissolve plastic.

 

[daniel0731ex]

To be honest,I still doubt if Vaseline dissolve plastic.

I bet it's slower than acetone does.

 

[rubiksarlen]

ummm.... this is my guhong i lubed it with. is it ok?

 

[E3cubestore]

Probably Ok, I've bought chex cubes off eBay that have been loaded with that stuff for like atleast 10 years, and they did not suffer major detrimental effects.
However, you should unassemble it and clean it out really well and lube it with something else, like Lubix or silicone.