[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Mahogany]

I put DNM-37 in my Weilong GTS2M about a week and a half ago. Felt great for that duration, but now it's just really sluggish. Should I clean the previous DNM out before reapplying? Or how should I go about making it feel better again?

 

[UKCubeFan]

I would not muck about with my cubes treating them like Formula 1 cars. I think they would end up worse than when you started. The thread tags include butter and cooking oil WTF

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I put DNM-37 in my Weilong GTS2M about a week and a half ago. Felt great for that duration, but now it's just really sluggish. Should I clean the previous DNM out before reapplying? Or how should I go about making it feel better again?

Good to see someone else is still using a GTS2M! (I use mine as my backup OH cube). I wouldn't think that DNM-37 slows it down, if anything, the more you add, the faster it gets. However, you only really need 1-2 drops, so if you added any more than that, it might be overkill. If you didn't, I would imagine some other cause, like dust that's been kicked up, would be the problem.

Either way, I would recommend cleaning it out with a paper towel, and make sure to get into the torpedoes. That should fix your issues. If it persists, try cleaning out the screws and springs, as those can get a bit gummed up too.

I would not muck about with my cubes treating them like Formula 1 cars. I think they would end up worse than when you started. The thread tags include butter and cooking oil WTF

This was an entirely unnecessary and useless post to this thread. Please think before you post. You're 54, for God's sake. You should know better.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Good to see someone else is still using a GTS2M! (I use mine as my backup OH cube). I wouldn't think that DNM-37 slows it down, if anything, the more you add, the faster it gets. However, you only really need 1-2 drops, so if you added any more than that, it might be overkill. If you didn't, I would imagine some other cause, like dust that's been kicked up, would be the problem.

Either way, I would recommend cleaning it out with a paper towel, and make sure to get into the torpedoes. That should fix your issues. If it persists, try cleaning out the screws and springs, as those can get a bit gummed up too.

This was an entirely unnecessary and useless post to this thread. Please think before you post. You're 54, for God's sake. You should know better.

bro really had to scold a 54-year old

 

[UKCubeFan]

Good to see someone else is still using a GTS2M! (I use mine as my backup OH cube). I wouldn't think that DNM-37 slows it down, if anything, the more you add, the faster it gets. However, you only really need 1-2 drops, so if you added any more than that, it might be overkill. If you didn't, I would imagine some other cause, like dust that's been kicked up, would be the problem.

Either way, I would recommend cleaning it out with a paper towel, and make sure to get into the torpedoes. That should fix your issues. If it persists, try cleaning out the screws and springs, as those can get a bit gummed up too.

This was an entirely unnecessary and useless post to this thread. Please think before you post. You're 54, for God's sake. You should know better.

When it comes to unnecessary and useless posts you're a expert you low life waste of air.

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

When it comes to unnecessary and useless posts you're a expert you low life waste of air.

That was completely rude.
And Bingus was right in the first place, YOUR post was useless. You could have said something that adds to the thread, like something about lube.

Edit: And you can't be talking, have you ever made a useful post before???

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

That was completely rude.
And Bingus was right in the first place, YOUR post was useless. You could have said something that adds to the thread, like something about lube.

Edit: And you can't be talking, have you ever made a useful post before???

As a matter of fact, he has made a useful post before. Or two. Or three. Or four. Or five. Or... wait, that's it. Five.

Anyway, so I don't seem like I'm not abusing this thread, I do have to ask someone what the best way to revive a big cube with lots of internal scratches. I have heard of the Lubicle 1 route, but it hasn't seemed to work for me.

 

[Kami]

As a matter of fact, he has made a useful post before. Or two. Or three. Or four. Or five. Or... wait, that's it. Five.

Anyway, so I don't seem like I'm not abusing this thread, I do have to ask someone what the best way to revive a big cube with lots of internal scratches. I have heard of the Lubicle 1 route, but it hasn't seemed to work for me.

just put in dignatas and dnm. the scratches will file themselves down by just use

 

[FineGeoduck2211]

guys i accidentally put dnm on my 5x5 screw, it was like 1-2 drops

will it rust cause dnm is water based

 

[Garf]

guys i accidentally put dnm on my 5x5 screw, it was like 1-2 drops

will it rust cause dnm is water based

Wipe it away and you should be good

 

[CubeLite]

I want to buy 2 cubicle lubes (the only good lubes in Romania in can find) that make the cube feel smooth and like effortlessly to turn, because of my hand, it would help me a lot, so which are the best, or maybe one that makes the cube super fast and another one that slow just a bit to make it controllable but still fast

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I want to buy 2 cubicle lubes (the only good lubes in Romania in can find) that make the cube feel smooth and like effortlessly to turn, because of my hand, it would help me a lot, so which are the best, or maybe one that makes the cube super fast and another one that slow just a bit to make it controllable but still fast

The FZ lubes (Rush and Calm) are good places to start. They nicely complement each other like peanut butter and jelly.

 

[Kami]

I want to buy 2 cubicle lubes (the only good lubes in Romania in can find) that make the cube feel smooth and like effortlessly to turn, because of my hand, it would help me a lot, so which are the best, or maybe one that makes the cube super fast and another one that slow just a bit to make it controllable but still fast

Honestly, get angstrom dignatas (the white one) and dnm-37

 

[Yann1qua12DagOat]

I got FZ Rush and Calm and put them in my 3x3... the only lube I had before them was SCS Lunar, and the bottle needed to be squeezed substantially for anything to come out (actually a really good thing). I thought this would be the case for the FZ lubes, but apparently not.
I wiped out the cube as best I could and then spent the next 2 weeks not touching my 3x3! Just watch how hard you squeeze, as it is super easy to overlube with the bottles.

 

[FineGeoduck2211]

I want to buy 2 cubicle lubes (the only good lubes in Romania in can find) that make the cube feel smooth and like effortlessly to turn, because of my hand, it would help me a lot, so which are the best, or maybe one that makes the cube super fast and another one that slow just a bit to make it controllable but still fast

angstrom dignitas + fz calm or fz rush

dignitas reduces all the friction and fz lubes makes it buttery/gummy + smooth and easy to turn
if you onl yuse fz it feels gummy but might feel dry since it is water based and doesnt completely reduce friction

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

angstrom dignitas + fz calm or fz rush

dignitas reduces all the friction and fz lubes makes it buttery/gummy + smooth and easy to turn
if you onl yuse fz it feels gummy but might feel dry since it is water based and doesnt completely reduce friction

omg i need dignitas then

 

[cranberryjuice]

I'm looking for a lube for my 3x3 that is similar to GAN 1, very smooth, reduces friction as much as possible, but not really quick. I'd also like it to last longer than a couple days, and have a more durable container, because my GAN 1 bottles have broken 3 times in a way that makes them impossible to open again.

 

[Michael Womack]

I'm looking for a lube for my 3x3 that is similar to GAN 1, very smooth, reduces friction as much as possible, but not really quick. I'd also like it to last longer than a couple days, and have a more durable container, because my GAN 1 bottles have broken 3 times in a way that makes them impossible to open again.

I don't have much experience with the GAN Lubes. But I do recommend Cubicle Silk, Cublicle Mystic, and Cubicle DNM-37. With a lube combination of those 3 will give your cube a very fast feeling. The Cubicle Lubes last a long time along with that the bottles the lubes come in aren't cheaply made.

 

[cranberryjuice]

I don't have much experience with the GAN Lubes. But I do recommend Cubicle Silk, Cublicle Mystic, and Cubicle DNM-37. With a lube combination of those 3 will give your cube a very fast feeling. The Cubicle Lubes last a long time along with that the bottles the lubes come in aren't cheaply made.

I don't really want fast, just smooth and easier to turn but still controllable. Any of those three fit that?

 

[Kami]

I don't really want fast, just smooth and easier to turn but still controllable. Any of those three fit that?

I would recommend adheron lite from TC. It's just thin silicone lube but it's cheap.