http://www.litchfieldstation.com/xcart/product.php?productid=999007593&cat=99&page=1
At $38 bucks a small bottle… hmm…
Greg
Nope, not at that price. I’l stick with the Mobil one Tranny fluid…
Nick
3309?
i used to use oil for sewing mashines.
or WD-40.
since i used by accident the can with Ballistol weapon’s oil, i stayed wit that.
(and, where it is plastic on plastic, i use Vaseline spray)
So far, no one.
I did some more research, it has “nano balls” that are supposed to help reduce friction…
fullerenes / bucky balls… hmm… getting more bizarre…
Ahhhh if I had nano balls… never mind!
As to lubrication for primarily plastic parts, I use:
Grease: Mobil One chassis grease
Oil: Mobil One 15/40 wt. or other weights.
Both are synthetic products and are plastic compatible.
The primary focus here is on the cost of model RR packaged lube products - e.g. LGB selling acclaimed transmission fluid in a “pen” holder for $10+. Long-time LGB employee attested to the fluid as simply plastic compatible transmission fluid that enterprising put under the LGB Brand and sold.
Branding works.
Nano lubes are, as I understand it, for metal to metal lubing. They are being adopted more and more by the antique clock guys. There are several grades.
Pricey, yes, but I suspect that if you had a genuine use for it and bought some you wouldn’t regret it in the long run… IMHO anything that reduces friction or increases the freewheeling ability of our models is a good thing.
To avoid waste I’d try applying it the same way I do crazy glue, with a tool made from a broken-off sewing needle, <> 1/10th of a drop at a time… one little bottle could last you forever.
I don’t know anything about its effect on plastics.
Yeah, I read the thread by the clock guys too.
I have a genuine use for lubes, but cost vs. performance is what I look at.
They all come with stainless steel needle applicators.
They are apparently mineral oil based, so plastic safe, but the mineral oil base is a negative in my mind.
Greg