EngiNerdBrian
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My Yuxin Kylin V2M seems to have gotten much worse over time. I have lubed it with DNM-37 & that is the only lube ever used in the cube. Has anyone experienced negative effects with this combination?
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PetrusQuber
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I sure hope the DNM isn’t somehow finding it’s way to the hardware. How long have you had it?
EngiNerdBrian
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I've had it for 8 months. It does look pretty grimy on all the pieces, lots of residue, maybe it just needs a thorough cleaning although i've never had to do that with other cubes.
PetrusQuber
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It doesn’t matter too much so don’t go out of your way do let it sit. All it’ll do is maybe spread the lube to unlubed parts of the cube as gravity pulls it down, just leave it like when you go to bed
Jam88
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which weight lube is best?
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Zubin Park
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Weight 3 or 5, IMO
EngiNerdBrian
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Obviously results vary by lube but in general what feeling or benefits come from lubing the core+springs?
PetrusQuber
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Well, your hardware won’t degrade as fast for one.
Any spring noise should disappear
The cube should feel slightly smoother and more ‘whole’
If you put a bunch in it will be more controllable
Any spring noise should disappear
The cube should feel slightly smoother and more ‘whole’
If you put a bunch in it will be more controllable
EngiNerdBrian
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By hardware degrading do you mean springs and core breaking? I’ve never had that happen in my many years of cubing but I know some people do an order of magnitude more solves than i do daily
PetrusQuber
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Same, but it doesn’t hurt. Plus the plastic rubbing against the hardware might be a bigger problem
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Can you use 3 in 1 for lube? Do you guys also have diy recipes for lube?
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It’s much easier just to buy lube. You can buy something like this from Amazon, or you can buy some from a cube store.
pyrapyravince
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i live in latin america. shipping is like 30 dollars
Ravagerous
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Then it's on cube store the way to go.
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just a screw-spring core no fancy-shmancy stuff i just want to make my core smooth and i dont have any others except CoOkInG OiL hehe
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What lube does mystic go well with? I currently use weight 3, mystic, and dnm on my Valk Elite.
Nir1213
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Is it good?
Nir1213
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yes its crazy good but it leaks out a bit so you have to wipe it but then after like 3 hours it doesnt really leak anymore
if you overlube like i did it becomes crazy smooth but it leaks a bit, also it might get so smooth that it can also slip out your hands
if you dont its pretty good also
when you lube your cube make sure its inside and does not get to the pieces because theres oil there and it attracts dirty stuff.
If you did make a mistake and it gets dirty then clean out all the the dirty stuff and the lube and lube it again carefully
i just pour it on the core of the cubes and then wipe out the edges so it doesnt get anywhere there.
also when you wipe use wet tissues but not too wet, wet like baby wipes, because normal wipes dont really help take off all the dirt or oil.
and if you use too wet wipes your cube will probably break since putting water on a speedcube is gonna destroy the cube lol
also make sure to mix the ingredients well to ensure best experience
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