What kind of grease you guys using?
07-14-10, 03:16 PM
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What kind of grease you guys using?
What kind of grease are you guys throwing on your threads (cogs, lockrings, etc?) Just looking for some suggestions, can I just run to an auto supply store and pick up and ol lube?
07-14-10, 03:20 PM
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Park's polylube 1000, I just have some laying around anyway.
Yes other kinds of non - bike specific bike grease will work aswell.... not sure which brands are preferred tho.
Yes other kinds of non - bike specific bike grease will work aswell.... not sure which brands are preferred tho.
07-14-10, 03:21 PM
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Grease is something you buy once every few years, so if you wanna "splurge" and spend 15 bucks on a tube of the Phil Wood grease, nobody is going to think less of you.
I just went to home depot and got a tub of this, though:
Will run you about six bucks and last a decade.
I just went to home depot and got a tub of this, though:
Will run you about six bucks and last a decade.
07-14-10, 03:23 PM
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07-14-10, 03:24 PM
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multi-purpose.
I just never ever saw the value in Phil's grease since they buy it and repackage it from a no name supplier and triple the price.
I just never ever saw the value in Phil's grease since they buy it and repackage it from a no name supplier and triple the price.
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What a shill, you could have had it for $1.50.
07-14-10, 03:47 PM
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the Park Tool polylube grease stained my bianchi's seat tube a little green right at the top where the seat post goes in... there's nothing I can do about it, somehow it stained the paint. Anyways, now I just super lube grease for ball bearings and threads...
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No no. Not like that. I just mean for $4 you could have gotten a big tub of good Cambodian Tire grease.
When I was a kid we went down to Victoria and popped into the "big" bike shop and my buddy bought some Phil grease. He rebuilt his coaster hub with it. Lasted 3 days or something and it cooked. I just never really bought into the amazing properties.
When I was a kid we went down to Victoria and popped into the "big" bike shop and my buddy bought some Phil grease. He rebuilt his coaster hub with it. Lasted 3 days or something and it cooked. I just never really bought into the amazing properties.
07-14-10, 05:12 PM
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Park Tools PPL-2... it's working fine for me at the moment. I pretty much disassembled my bike and put it on every thread, minus the parts I don't have the tools to disassemble.
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I use it for everything. It's more expensive than most greases, but it's not like I can't make the rent by using Phil's. I bought a tube for $9 several years ago and it'll probably last through another season.
07-14-10, 06:24 PM
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If I'm using it for lubrication, I use the lithium grease shown previously in this thread. For threads, I use anti-seize...good stuff, but don't get it on your clothes.
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Marine Ball Bearing Grease, I got a tube from Lowes for like $3.
07-15-10, 02:14 AM
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Been using it for years.
07-15-10, 07:20 AM
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I use marine grease from the home store. Love it. I also have a tub of Finish Line Teflon grease and that also seems to work great. But, it was comparatively much more expensive. Although, as another post said, I doubt grease will keep anyone from paying their rent. But, money is money. Whatever the cheapest marine grease at your hardware or home store is my vote.