Originally Posted by
eric044
I'm moving away from the glue idea. Maybe castor oil and glycerin for the pedals.
Oil and glue didn't work at all for me. In my case, wood glue; I'm sure some glues out there would work.
My solution was to use paraffin candle wax, mixed with mineral oil. As far as I know paraffin is petrol-derived so it should be inorganic and stable. I've often used oil to dissolve spilled wax on surfaces, so it made sense to mix them instead for the purpose of making an extremely viscous oil - or (what I believe to be) grease.
I didn't measure, but I think between 5:1 or 10:1 oil:wax, depending on ambient temperature. And I assume you could use motor oil instead of mineral oil. In any case, a little bit of old (inorganic) candle wax, melted and mixed into a liter of oil should make a pretty cheap pot of grease that I guess would last a long time and never degrade.
I came here looking for DIY grease for guitar tuning machines. But I'm also a biker. Thanks for the ideas.