Which Lube do you use?

[Lotsofsloths]

The title says all.

 

[badmephisto]

... for what

 

[Johannes91]

Those 2 are not the only options...

 

[Jason]

By the way, what are the different sanding strategies?

 

[Lotsofsloths]

i have never used sanding, but suposedly you sand down the edges of each cubies, to help you cut corners better,

 

[jeff081692]

Yeah I used sand paper on my store cube and from using it alot its very easy to cut corners.

 

[Inusagi]

I use the cube lube

 

[SkateTracker]

Jig-a-loo, it's awesome stuff.

 

[CorwinShiu]

I sand and lube not so often, but I still lubricate my cube.

Once a month is about the most common I would do it.

 

[fourdown00]

i just got crc silicone spray this afternoon and i love it already

 

[TimMc]

Silicone FTW!

3-in-1 Pro Silicone Spray:
- Fair
- The cube needs to be worked in a lot after applying
- It lasts a few weeks

H4000 Food Grade Silicone Spray:
- Good
- The cube doesn't really need to be worked in
- It doesn't last that long

CRC 808 Silicone Spray:
- Really Good
- The cube needs to be worked in a bit after applying
- It lasts a few weeks

Tim.

 

[TimC]

If I do use lube, I have the one that you can order from CubeLube. It's ok, but I think that it makes the cube a little sticky at first.

 

[Dyste]

The MSDS document says that CRC 808 spray has "Liquified Petroleum Gas" in it. Whatever happened to "petroluem bad"?

 

[TimMc]

The MSDS document says that CRC 808 spray has "Liquified Petroleum Gas" in it. Whatever happened to "petroluem bad"?

I reckon that bashing the cube down on a hard surface does more damage to it, and I'm doing that frequently

The core hasn't broken yet, and I've about 10 3x3x3 cubes so I wouldn't be that stressed if it did break *crosses fingers*

I doubt there's much petroleum in it *shrug*

Tim.

 

[Dyste]

Well, it said 30-60%. I guess it doesn't matter too much, unless your cube starts disintegrating.

 

[ostracod]

I tried using veggie oil, but that didn't work well... Then I tried WD 40, but that didn't have any effect on the cube. So now I'm just using the "natural" black powder from the erosion of the Rubik's cube.

 

[Lotsofsloths]

Ostracod, Be another petroleum jelly person .
its way better!
After you've tried it, you'll never use anything else. =_^

 

[Dyste]

That stuff makes the inside of your cube look disgusting. I've personally never tried it though.

 

[TimMc]

CRC 808 Silicone Spray 3055 MSDS
http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/(MSDS)/3055%20808%20Silicone%202007/$FILE/MSDS.pdf

The concentration levels of the silicone isn't that great and the petroleum is a little worrying :-/

Any better products available in Australia?

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EDIT:

DryGlide any good? (the description looks a little scary):
http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.nsf/web_brands/Dry+Glide+with+PTFE?openDocument

 

[Dyste]

No idea. But there's no silicone in there. Silicone is Dimethylpolysiloxane or something to that effect.

It's kind of funny that I got you worried about the spray you use, after you've endorsed it so much, heh.