[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Michael Womack]

I have to say that it looks boss. Thanks a ton! .

Btw is that a zhanchi or guhong?

On the left is a 42mm stickerless Zhanchi and the right is a Stickerless Guhong V1

 

[Infernado]

Which do you like better? (I plan on getting one or the other. Well except full sized if its zhanchi)

 

[cubingawsumness]

It doesn't have stickers. It is a stickerless, does it affect the plastics color?

CRC may discolor the plastic inside (like you don't put lube on the outside so why would it change color?), so if you don't mind that, then you'll be fine.
However, I find that CRC doesn't work that well on dayan cubes.

 

[kunparekh18]

I have a great doubt :

I've heard CRC (that red can) has petroleum distillates like Jigaloo. Then why did people use it on dayan cubes? Wouldn't it have the same effect as Vaseline? Ive also heard it melts the plastic.

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[Lchu613]

It won't do the same as vaseline as far as I know, but, although it works pretty well on stickerless cubes, I don't think it's as good as lubix/silicone oil.
And it doesn't work very well on stickered dayan cubes, which apparently have a different plastic.

(P.S. if you put CRC in a stickerless, be careful, don't let it drip onto the outside of the cube. It'll turn it slightly grey. Doesn't affect it too much, but it DOES leave some marking)

 

[martin68]

hello guys...i just received my traxxas 5ok diff oil and lubed my guhong v2....and now its all sticky and slow....what do i do??

 

[Username]

Which is better, Diff oil or shock oil? What are the differences, and what wt is the best?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

You put in too much martin. Take off the top layer, remove the lube from the layer that you can see and from the cubies you took out (just grab a tissue and wipe and rub, doesn't take much). Then reassemble and work it in. Still too sticky? Repeat. It should be fine with at most 2 removals, otherwise you put the whole bottle in the cube

 

[KongShou]

i have the same problem, i completely removed the lubes and my guhong is really good. two drops of traxxas 50k and it become heavy and gummy. does diff oil just not work on guhongs? should i stick to maru?

 

[Username]

i have the same problem, i completely removed the lubes and my guhong is really good. two drops of traxxas 50k and it become heavy and gummy. does diff oil just not work on guhongs? should i stick to maru?

Have you tried traxxas 30k?

 

[aznanimedude]

It won't instantly be amazing when you put in 50k. You have to work it thorough the cube by doing a few solves

 

[Kattenvriendin]

30 or 50 is not that much of a difference, so I have heard. I use the 50 for the core and the 10k for the cubies. But only a WEE bit.

 

[KongShou]

really? buy more lube when my mums complaining about me buying about 10 cubes and 2 lubes. oh well does it definitely work cos it if does il buy some. does 30k really make a difference?

 

[Username]

30 or 50 is not that much of a difference, so I have heard. I use the 50 for the core and the 10k for the cubies. But only a WEE bit.

How do you lube your core with traxxas? The same way as lubix?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

I use crazybadcuber's way of lubing a 3x3. The brand of lube doesn't matter.

I just use less on the cubies as in the video, thinner "worm".

 

[KongShou]

It won't instantly be amazing when you put in 50k. You have to work it thorough the cube by doing a few solves

the more i work it through, the gummier it is. its not frictionless like my other dayan cubes. its much better back when i was using maru lubes.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Then you are still using too much lube if it gets gummy. It should not get gummy.

 

[KongShou]

man i only put 2 drops in i swear to god.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

*scratches head*

I wonder how it gets gummy from two drops.. I put more in my cube than that without the gummy (my fingers keep writing fummy.. grrr backspace lol)

 

[KongShou]

and its only the guhong i have problems with. lingyun zhanchi panshi are all fine. maybe ill just go back to maru