[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Vansh Sharma]

thx

 

[GAN 356 X]

Weight 5 is more useful, as it can be used for lubing the core, pieces, and everything else in between. DNM on the other hand is good for speeding any cube up, which can be very handy. Because fo this, I recommend silk as it is a good middle ground of speed and smoothness. It can also be used on the core

thx

Thats what these forums are for!

 

[TheLegend12]

Though if your a speedcubeshop person i think lunar is the way to go, Mabey martian

 

[Uli909]

Hey guys please help me I will soon get a weilong WR and some traxxas 50k lube, but I've never lubed a cube before. Whats the best way of doing it, should I lube each piece individually or should I just pull the layers apart and put one or two drops in there?

 

[PetrusQuber]

Just drop some lube in maybe two spots and work it in. You’ll overlube if you do method 1. You can add more lube, but can’t get rid off lube effectively. So a drop at a time.
By the way you can lube the centre pieces too, just look on YouTube for some lubing tutorials.

 

[Uli909]

Just drop some lube in maybe two spots and work it in. You’ll overlube if you do method 1

Thanks!

 

[PetrusQuber]

No problem

 

[fortissim2]

I'm having trouble deciding what lubes I should use in my TengYun, since so far Maru and some other lubes last like 2 seconds before turning into a powder that I clean shortly after. Somebody in Discord suggested to use Compound V, but I don't have it. What other choices are good?

 

[AbsoRuud]

I just used a bit of QiYi lube and that's all it really needs. It's super smooth OOTB.

 

[GAN 356 X]

I'm having trouble deciding what lubes I should use in my TengYun, since so far Maru and some other lubes last like 2 seconds before turning into a powder that I clean shortly after. Somebody in Discord suggested to use Compound V, but I don't have it. What other choices are good?

Silk is pretty good n just about everything. I would recommend using a combination of silk and compound x to balance out the speed (thats what my friend did to his tengyun)

 

[UPerm]

Guys, I need to know whether vicks disolves the plastic like Vaseline does before I use it as lube.

 

[AbsoRuud]

Turpentine doesn't sound like something you want to stick in your cubes.

 

[PetrusQuber]

I’m not joking, but apparently Lars Petrus used candle wax for lube before he got silicone. Unfortunately it runs out fast, like you need to apply every week or something.
By the way CodingCuber he is trying to not buy from online shops. Have a look at WTB lubes.

 

[UPerm]

But is it ok to use?

 

[UPerm]

Turpentine doesn't sound like something you want to stick in your cubes.

What does it do?

 

[AbsoRuud]

It goes nomnomnom.

 

[PetrusQuber]

But is it ok to use?

As long as it’s all silicone, it should be fine. Not sure how well it works though.

 

[Deleted member 52530]

So, if you own aYuxin Kylin V2 M then you know it's really dry and stiff out of the box. So, like any other reasonable person, me and my brother decided to lube it with vaseline.

And it turned out great! It felt like a Gans Air SM! It was so amazing!

Have you ever lubed a cube with vaseline? What was it and how'd it turn out?

EDIT: Thanks guys

 

[AbsoRuud]

Vaseline eats cubes. Clean it as soon as possible. Thoroughly.

 

[PetrusQuber]

It can be good to wear away plastic a bit for smoothness, but is a cube-killer in the end. If it feels like an SM, that’s good enough, clean it out. Or you’ll end up with a cube with deformed plastic.