Can you provide a link to information on the lube?
It's mainly for orings/seals.
http://www.wainbee.com/msds1/parker_SuperLube.pdf
http://www.anchorrubber.com/specialty/parker_o-lube.pdf
Can you provide a link to information on the lube?
I'll add it with a side-note that it's mainly for o-rings.It's mainly for orings/seals.
http://www.wainbee.com/msds1/parker_SuperLube.pdf
http://www.anchorrubber.com/specialty/parker_o-lube.pdf
No-ox-id is indeed a nice lube.
about nano-oil...odd, it seems to work well, if not better than the no-ox-id I've used. petroleum? is there a easy to to check if that's true?
Very understandable confusion. The answer is NO - silicone rubber is unsuitable for any application where friction might be a factor, i.e. flashlight O-rings. It is used in static (non-moving) sealing applications only. You therefore won't find any silicone O-rings in your flashlights. It is therefore OK to use silicone grease.ain't most o-rings made of silicone ? *confused*
Vaseline has a petroleum base, which will damage (eat) some O-rings. It is therefore NOT recommended.What about Vaseline, would it damage the o-rings?
Two of our most highly respected and experienced CPFers are firm supporters of NanoLube - Milkyspit and LuxLuthor. You don't get much better than a recommendation from those 2 guys.I've used NanoLube and Nano-Oil, and it seems to work OK on Steel, but it didn't seem to work as well on Aluminum for me. IIRC it also uses a petroleum product base. These two things make me tend to lean toward the Poor category.
Would anyone like to recommend it for a different section?
how do you know that nano-oil it is petroleum based? i just bought some and want to know whether i should be cautious using it, especially on expensive lights.
thanks.
Very understandable confusion. The answer is NO - silicone rubber is unsuitable for any application where friction might be a factor, i.e. flashlight O-rings. It is used in static (non-moving) sealing applications only. You therefore won't find any silicone O-rings in your flashlights. It is therefore OK to use silicone grease.
Two of our most highly respected and experienced CPFers are firm supporters of NanoLube - Milkyspit and LuxLuthor. You don't get much better than a recommendation from those 2 guys.
I use it myself for some applications, and my Nanolube applicator pen is one of the most useful items in my tool-kit. Please note for the record that there is a very deliberate space between the words "pen" and "is" above, lol.
I do not know whether or not Nanolube contains any petroleum derivatives. An authoritative post would be helpful in this regard; an uninformed debate would not.
How do lithium grease and moly grease fare? Blue lithium boating grease about the only grease that's available locally and comes in a ridiculously large tub. Is it the blue stuff on the Nitecore PD lights?
That's a silicone grease.how about "dielectric tune-up grease"?
I have some Permatex brand, and it seems ok so far....
How do lithium grease and moly grease fare? Blue lithium boating grease about the only grease that's available locally and comes in a ridiculously large tub. Is it the blue stuff on the Nitecore PD lights?
I only used it for 2 weeks so I can't tell if it eats O-rings ore not, but if it does I'l report back.
Dave H said:This is a great thread. I'm a newbie and didn't know what to use. I picked up this white lithium grease at my local hardware store. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...gl8F6TXC8SBHbl
It is a spray which I spray a small amount on a rag then wipe on the threads. It seems to be very clean and works well, doesn't smell. I wonder which category this falls in?