What spray lube do you like?

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Yander said:
I've got a can of Kroil, I'm not convinced it is worth the cost. I like liquid wrench products. I've used their Penetrating oil, chain lube, garage door lube and their white lithium. All seem to work well.

I just started using fluid film and I like it a lot better than the lithium grease, it doesn't make your stuff look like birds have crapped all over it. I have enough bird crap as it is.
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I don’t know what Kroil cost I check it out of the tool crib at the shop for my truck. I just bought a marketplace nail gun that was locked up. I sprayed Kroil in the fitting and within 5 minutes it was working again
 
   / What spray lube do you like? #52  
WinterDeere said:
Procedure, please. Assuming you're talking about the trigger-actuated ratchet shifters, I have a pair on a 1990's Trek that have been getting flakey, and I believe this is the reason.
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It's the 9sp brake/shifters on road bikes that are most well known for it. But I would not be surprised if other of their shifters from the same era do it.

The procedure on the brake/shifters is to pull the brake lever so you can see the shifter mechanisim, stick the spray tube into the openings into the mechanisim and hose it down liberally and repeatedly. It really is a spray and pray operation and it makes a mess. I think something similar would work on other sticky Shimano shifters. I ended up needing to do it about once a year on my 9sp bike but that was about when that bike got demoted to rain bike duty. It didn't get the 8000 miles a year I was putting on my race bike but it saw the worst weather.

When a shift cable is just starting to fray and only a few strands stick out, it also makes the shifting sticky. Usually for me its in a few gears next to each other in the middle of the cassette. The 9sp road cables always break inside the shifter where they make a tight turn over a spool. So make sure the shifting problems aren't from a cable that's fraying.
 
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9973720wb19 said:
WD40 is not a lube
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If this is a statement about what it is claimed to do, what it is sold for, what its purpose is, I think this is factually incorrect. I have here a can of WD-40 "multi-use product", which is the stuff in a blue and yellow spray can that is not labeled with any special use. On the back of the can it says:
LUBRICATES moving parts such as: Hinges Wheels Rollers Chains Gears
PROTECTS against rust and corrosion on items like: Tools Firearms Sporting Equipment
PENETRATES to free stuck, corroded parts, like: Nuts Bolts Valves Locks
DISPLACES MOISTURE to restore wet or flooded equipment such as: Engines Spark Plugs Power Tools

From the WD40.com web site:
Myth: WD-40 Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant.
Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product's formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.

If you are saying that it is such a bad lube that people shouldn't even think of it as a lube, well, that's the kind of opinion we're looking for here -- but better to be more clear that this is opinion and isn't quite literal.

By the way, there are other products they sell under the WD-40 trademark that they consider "specialist" products, one example of which is "contact cleaner", and another example is "degreaser". These are kind of the opposite of lubes in that they will remove any lube that is already on something. But these "specialist" products are pretty clearly distinguished by their labeling.
 
   / What spray lube do you like? #54  
SmallChange said:
By the way, there are other products they sell under the WD-40 trademark that they consider "specialist" products, one example of which is "contact cleaner", and another example is "degreaser". These are kind of the opposite of lubes in that they will remove any lube that is already on something. But these "specialist" products are pretty clearly distinguished by their labeling.
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That degreaser product is very good.
 
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All I know is,
None of them smell as good as WD-40.
I use it for that reason alone.
I’m trying to get it in cologne or perfume form
 
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   / What spray lube do you like? #59  
Used PB for decades. Going to give Liquid Wrench a try after watching this (which is, admittedly, five years old.)


And this:

 
   / What spray lube do you like? #60  
SmallChange said:
PENETRATES to free stuck, corroded parts, like: Nuts Bolts Valves Locks
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A lock is a really bad application for WD-40 according to locksmiths.

And it makes sense. You really don't want anything that turns gummy or slimy and collects dirt in there, which is why they recommend graphite powder for lock cylinders.
 
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