Too much lubrication...

[thinkdifferent]

I recently lubricated my 3x3 by laying out the cubies and spraying them with CRC silicone spray. After I let it dry (over night), I put it back together. Unfortunately I seems I sprayed too much silicone on the cubies, for the cube seems to be slower than before, and kind of gummy. Does anyone know how to remove some of the lube? Or in some way make it normal again? I have already tried cleaning the pieces with just water and paper towel, but since the silicone has dried, that didn't work. I'm sorry if this type of question has already been posted, I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. Thanks for the help.

 

[Blizzard]

Wash your Cube with Water and soap completely and then let it dry, it should be fine again then.

 

[thinkdifferent]

Is hand soap ok?

 

[Blizzard]

Sure, just nothing agressive like benzine or such.

 

[(X)]

I use vegetable oils for getting glue from stickers off, it should work for lube aswell

 

[puzzlemaster]

wash with soapy water... just nothing like detergent etc... and let it dry as mentioned before... then do one sweep each side.. the cube will feel gummy for a bit anyway.. you need to work the lube in

 

[Benny]

i also recommend to dry your cubies with a hairdryer after spraying the silicon on the cube

 

[senorpreguntas]

Hey, I just thought I should add if you are looking for a good form of lube for your cube, use Armor All I read that some where and it works great, or since you already bought crc you could spray all of it out into a container and let the acetone and heptane evaporate to get pure silicone. Hope this helps you in the future.