[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Loiloiloi]

no cash...and not allowed

If you can't lube it and you are that desperate to improve it, find a screwdriver and set up some good tensions.

 

[messiahyo_]

So there's this YouTuber named CubeyTime and I watched his Will ItLube: Axe video. So I used Ax on my Fangshi V2 and now its terrible. How do I fix this? I deconstructed the cube and cleaned allt he Axe away but it still sucks.

 

[Tycubing]

So there's this YouTuber named CubeyTime and I watched his Will ItLube: Axe video. So I used Ax on my Fangshi V2 and now its terrible. How do I fix this? I deconstructed the cube and cleaned allt he Axe away but it still sucks.

You need to get a new cube

 

[messiahyo_]

You need to get a new cube

I did. I got my YueXiao in the mail two days ago. its fine and perfect for me but I just want to fix that V2...a lil help?

 

[Tycubing]

I did. I got my YueXiao in the mail two days ago. its fine and perfect for me but I just want to fix that V2...a lil help?

You are going to have to get new hardware.

 

[messiahyo_]

You are going to have to get new hardware.

What you mean?

 

[Dom]

What you mean?

If your hardware is messed up, then you can wash all the plastic pieces very well, then buy this and replace the hardware. Not that expensive.

 

[Loiloiloi]

Everyone on the other thread was telling you not to lube it with household stuff...

 

[qwertycuber]

This reminds me. I lubed my old yuxin 3x3 and 4x4 with som oil, and after cleaning out and washing several dozen times, they are both really slow, and they are really bad compared to out of the box.

 

[Tycubing]

This reminds me. I lubed my old yuxin 3x3 and 4x4 with som oil, and after cleaning out and washing several dozen times, they are both really slow, and they are really bad compared to out of the box.

I think it is because there is some oil in the hardware still.

 

[Dom]

Here's the video. I gave him a piece of my mind. Bad decision imo, to tell people to use household goods to lube a speedcube.

 

[marino1776]

I would take the whole cube apart including the hardware. Get some dawn (or similar dish soap) and let your hardware soak in a warm mixture of water and soap. As for the cube pieces, I would use that same solution but maybe use q-tips and clean the inside of those off (this is done so the stickers won't come off sitting in the soapy water).

 

[One Wheel]

Don't, you probably have Vaseline lying around the house and even that is better.

I lubed some cubes with vaseline, and ruined my Zhanchi that way. One way to lube cubes on the super cheap that might not work but wouldn't hurt anything would be to grind up pencil lead and use graphite. Messy, but undeniably cheap and probably effective.

 

[Silverback]

I have never felt the need to lubricate my Shuang Ren. Are you sure, you really want to make that cube even faster?
Disassemble it, clean it, tension it to your liking.
Back in the days we used silicone spray. You can buy that in stores as soon as you have cash and allowance. Just make sure it's silicone.

 

[Kyrie]

http://www.griffon.eu/en/products/928-lubricants-greases/product/945-silicone-grease/
Do you think it's a good idea to put this in my Rubik's 2.0?

 

[Loiloiloi]

I lubed some cubes with vaseline, and ruined my Zhanchi that way. One way to lube cubes on the super cheap that might not work but wouldn't hurt anything would be to grind up pencil lead and use graphite. Messy, but undeniably cheap and probably effective.

Vaseline used to be used for lubing by various people such as Dan Brown, and I have read success stories such as those on this thread: https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/my-lubing-method.18360/ You really can't just throw it in and expect it to do all the work, it's part of a process.

 

[One Wheel]

Vaseline used to be used for lubing by various people such as Dan Brown, and I have read success stories such as those on this thread: https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/my-lubing-method.18360/ You really can't just throw it in and expect it to do all the work, it's part of a process.

I don't think it's really a proper cube lubricant any more than sand is. It does the same thing as sand, except chemically instead of mechanically, so the result is smoother, but its purpose is still basically to remove excess plastic. I tried using it as a lubricant rather than a break in tool, and that was my problem.

 

[messiahyo_]

I have a GuoGuan YueXiao and would like to lubricate it. WHat lube should I use?

 

[Dom]

I have a GuoGuan YueXiao and would like to lubricate it. WHat lube should I use?

Lubicle weight 4 or 5 on the hardware and a couple drops of weight 2 or 1 on the pieces. Top it off with two drops of Lubicle Silk and you'll be very happy, I think.
Hope this helps.

 

[Dash Lambda]

I have a GuoGuan YueXiao and would like to lubricate it. WHat lube should I use?

Depends on what you want. You might want it faster, slower, smoother, maybe stickier, perhaps you just want to get rid of spring noise... We can't tell you your preference.

I always suggest people at least have Lubicle Standard, Silk, and Maru to play around with, but that's not the end-all be-all solution.