[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Pixel 6]

Lubix. (heh) 25-100 solves a day. I clean the cube around every 3 months, and lube it about every 6 months.

Note: I used one of my ELITEs in a pool for underwater solves for about a week and it didn't require re-lubing afterwords. Still spins fantastically... Lubix is not water soluable.

Off topic, is that avatar above me invader zim? =]

- Pixel -

 

[cubernya]

Traxxas 30k wt.
150-200 (estimate, never counted) lasts around 6 months for me, but I prefer to change it every 3 months. Core I change once/twice a year (no cube dust = awesomeness)

 

[Luthfan]

Silicone Oil ( no brand ), 1 weeks - 50 solves per day
or may be 100 solves per day if im on practicing my solve

 

[freshcuber]

liquid wrench 1 year 50 solves a day

Liquid Wrench isn't a good one to use because itse not pure silicone. There's petroleum in it.

 

[andyzhangdayu]

D39 silicone spray. 30+ solves per day, still OK since first spray (only applied once) on my self-assembled black Zhanchi in mid November last year.
The duration varies for different materials!!! I suggest you to include this fact in.

 

[TheMachanga]

Maru lube lasts like, 30 solves, then I have to relube lol

 

[Cuberty]

Maru Lube, Lasted for 15 solves (3 drops)

 

[Goosly]

Shock Oil - 50 solves a day - I don't ever clean it. No need to. It would become much worse.

 

[Chrisalead]

CRC : every months, 50-100 solves a day.
However I have just switched to Lubix (since 2 days). I must say I'm really impressed by the difference between CRC and Lubix (especially on big cubes !).

 

[immortalchaos29]

CRC 60 solves/day or so. Every 3 weeks

 

[CoryThigpen]

Jig-a-Loo and/or Lubix: replaced every 2 weeks with 50-100 solves per day

 

[CubeTube]

Ok, the data is in progress, I asked my friends aswell, so I got even more data, I will put the results up next week.

 

[Engberg91]

200 solves a day, CRC silicon spray, refill after 2 months

 

[benskoning]

Liquid Wrench isn't a good one to use because itse not pure silicone. There's petroleum in it.

I know.

 

[coldplay]

I use Traxxas 50,000W diff. oil with CRC FG silicone. Traxxas for reducing dynamic friction (in the core) and CRC for reducing static friction (on the pieces).

I do about 90-100 solves a day, and I have to relube with Traxxas every 3 months; with the CRC I relube every month.

EDIT:

I didn't see the format you wanted the data in... Sorry about that.

Traxxas 50,000W, 3 months and CRC FG, 1 month ~90-100 solves per day

 

[pdilla]

Off topic, is that avatar above me invader zim? =]

- Pixel -

lol It's the character Gir. They had these masks in Hot Topic, so I put it on and cubed in the store.

 

[skeletonboy]

Jigaloo Drying up

Hello,
I am currently using Jigaloo for lubrication for my cubes, specifically the Dayan Zhanchi.
The problem is that the Jigaloo is drying up very quickly. I feel that I need to lube it every 2 days.
It gets a bit more locky, slow, and loses it's corner cutting ability by a bit. After I lube it with Jigaloo, it gets perfect again, really fast, smooth and cuts like before.
But again, within 2 days it gets noticeably slower and locky etc...

I know this is definitely not normal because just weeks ago the lube lasted for weeks.
I also know that I might've rubbed some lube off while modding, but I ensured I put enough lube in it after modding it. But still, after 2 days, feels weird again. Help?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[Cool Frog]

Do you carry it around in a bag? (backpack or something0

I find that usually makes the cube loose its awesome feel rather fast.

 

[skeletonboy]

?No, I don't.

 

[thackernerd]

Where can I get shock oil? Also, what should I lube my shengshou 8x8 with?