Silcone spray not working?

[guitarman960]

i just went out and bought some silicone spray to lube all my cubes. i tested it first on my rubiks 3x3x3 to see if it would work. and it just made my cube kind of clicky. i used liquid wrench silicone spray. it makes it faster when moving fast, but when moving slow it feels kind of sticky and kind of clicks. did i buy the wrong stuff? here is the link http://www.liquidwrench.com/products/#!/2 it is just the plain silicone spray in the purple/white bottle. thank you

 

[sa11297]

i think that that stuff ruins cubes. dont use it until someone else posts

 

[cuberkid10]

I would not reccommend using that brand. Try CRC or Jig-a-loo.

 

[Clayy9]

I agree; I do not recommend use of this. CRC, I believe, has the least amount of petroleum out of the three sprays.

 

[guitarman960]

ok i will clean it out. it has been in for about 5 hours. i will do so now and put in more vasoline

 

[Mr 005]

i made this mistake myself. i looked in my garage and i was like "COOL SILICONE SPAY!" and used it without hesitation. bad choice...

 

[Chapuunka]

Vaseline is also a bad idea. Any petroleum-based product will harm the plastic of your cube.

 

[wontolla]

From the wiki:

"Even though Liquid Wrench says Silicone Spray on the can, it still contains petroleum distillates. The lubricant also has a very petroleum-like smell and will stay there. Liquid Wrench is not odorless. Do not use this. It contains less than 5% of silicone. "

 

[Clayy9]

Only use Vaseline in a Rubik's brand cube, and only for a short time when it's new. Other than that, avoid use of Vaseline.

 

[RaresB]

Just buy some lubix or diff oil for the best results.

 

[sa11297]

only use vaseline on your skin and other things that it is supposed to be for. that reminds me, my lips are chapped.

 

[timeless]

just use shock oil

 

[MovingOnUp]

Yes liquid wrench has always been frowned upon by the cubing community, until Lubix came along and everyone totally forgot about sillicone spray

 

[xbrandationx]

When you spray it with new silicone lubricant, make sure you take it apart, spray the pieces, let it dry, then re-assemble.