Okay so I realize I was gone for a while and now I'm spamming new threads... sorry!!!
Anyway, I'm back home for Thanksgiving and my folks didn't have any CRC laying around... but they did have this stuff called "Blaster TDL Dry Lube." It uses Polytetrafluoroethylene--PTFE (also known by the brand name Teflon) and contains no silicone. The can advertises the product as being okay for use on plastics, so I gave it a test spray into a disposable plastic cup. I then scratched the affected area with the end of an unsharpened pencil (the closest blunt object I had). There was only slightly more damage than scratching an unaffected area.
I didn't want to risk ruining my brand new 4- and 5-Cubes, so I sprayed some into my already broken-in Type D, first taking it apart and clearing out all of the gunk and whatnot caused by the silicone I'd used earlier.
I've been amazed by the results so far. I think the solvent in this stuff is much gentler than that of CRC--the "initial stickiness" characteristic of CRC was very slight, and I've yet to see any gunk building up in my cube (with CRC it's pretty visible even after a few minutes). It's on its maximum tension and moves incredibly well (almost as nicely as CRC on a looser, more pop-prone tension). However, it is worth noting that the cube I tested it on has already been broken in and had taken a few doses of silicone in the past. I'll have to do more testing...
So has anyone else tried PTFE-based lubricants? If I can find this stuff up in Reno I think it'll be my new standard issue... and I used to swear by CRC!
Anyway, I'm back home for Thanksgiving and my folks didn't have any CRC laying around... but they did have this stuff called "Blaster TDL Dry Lube." It uses Polytetrafluoroethylene--PTFE (also known by the brand name Teflon) and contains no silicone. The can advertises the product as being okay for use on plastics, so I gave it a test spray into a disposable plastic cup. I then scratched the affected area with the end of an unsharpened pencil (the closest blunt object I had). There was only slightly more damage than scratching an unaffected area.
I didn't want to risk ruining my brand new 4- and 5-Cubes, so I sprayed some into my already broken-in Type D, first taking it apart and clearing out all of the gunk and whatnot caused by the silicone I'd used earlier.
I've been amazed by the results so far. I think the solvent in this stuff is much gentler than that of CRC--the "initial stickiness" characteristic of CRC was very slight, and I've yet to see any gunk building up in my cube (with CRC it's pretty visible even after a few minutes). It's on its maximum tension and moves incredibly well (almost as nicely as CRC on a looser, more pop-prone tension). However, it is worth noting that the cube I tested it on has already been broken in and had taken a few doses of silicone in the past. I'll have to do more testing...
So has anyone else tried PTFE-based lubricants? If I can find this stuff up in Reno I think it'll be my new standard issue... and I used to swear by CRC!