Originally Posted by cyclotoine

It's worth mentioning that if you used modern cables in housing, in most cases they are not meant to be lubed and doing so only attracts dirt and causes more friction. I used to lube lube lube, no I don't bother and my cables generally run fine all season long and I replace housing at the high bend points once a year. I never have problems. I mention this to point our that there shouldn't be that much grease on your cable to begin with. Some shimano cables come pre-lubed. I prefer sram's 1.1mm derailleur cables anyway, way less friction.. but then I am talking about running modern 10 speed drivetrains. Still I will use sram on anything indexed, just better (just as shimano chains are better).

The soldering ends is a nice touch.