Lubrication

Socketassault · Post by **Socketassault** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:13 pm

I don't know if there's already been a thread for this, but I'd like to know what to lubricate rubber bands with..

My Guillow kit paper said that KY Jelly "Makes a fair lube", and that "green soap" and glycerin would work.

What is "green soap"? Detergent? I don't think you can be any more general than "green soap".

Anyway, thanks for reading....

Oh, I found out the hard way that Petroleum Jelly doesn't work as a lubricant...It kills the rubber bands.

I tried to fly my old flyboy yesterday, the rubber blands blew, and they took about half of the body tissue covering off...
Oh well, live and learn. lol.

supercruiser · Post by **supercruiser** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:00 pm

Green soap or tincture green soap is a pharmaceutical item. What it is exactly, I don't know. Its an old time method, a probably still a good method of lubing rubber motors. Son of a Gun automotive stuff makes a good lubricant and is very popular. I use SIG lube, when my bottle runs out I will probably try the green soap/glycerin method. I like the old timey stuff.
DId not know Guillow or anybody recommends KY Jelly. That makes sense because it is a non-pretroleum lube and has some consisitency, not runny.

Socketassault · Post by **Socketassault** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:50 pm

Would silicone lube work? We have it in a compressed spray bottle.

I could try it on crappy rubber band and see if it hurts it.

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:04 pm

I googled a bit for rubber band lube, and here is a few.

Lubricant for rubber bands- either Silicon spray, Teflon spray, glycerin, castor oil, or ethylene glycol

Or http://www.plumcreekmarketing.com/03fly ... 020753.jpg

I also heard that Armoral works good too.

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:04 pm

Seems the silicone spray you have may work indeed.

SteveM · Post by **SteveM** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:41 pm

I use the 2oz bottle of lube sold by [url=http://www.peck-polymers.com/store/Category.asp?Cguid={CFD9C606-7D5E-4B76-943F-5A3928ADEBAD}&Category=ModelSupplies%3ARubber+Lube]Peck-Polymers[/url]

Socketassault · Post by **Socketassault** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:19 pm

Sweet! Thanks everyone!

thymekiller · Post by **thymekiller** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:10 pm

I use armour-all. Mostly because I have a bunch of it.

thymekiller

Greyhound · Post by **Greyhound** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:10 pm

At home, I have some Dry White teflon lubricant. It's powdery so I don't know how It will work. Does anybody know about this?

Arlo DiPasquale · Post by **Arlo DiPasquale** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:17 am

at hobbylinc and peck-polymers.com, they sell rubber lube that works really well

Socketassault · Post by **Socketassault** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:10 pm

Greyhound wrote:At home, I have some Dry White teflon lubricant. It's powdery so I don't know how It will work. Does anybody know about this?

Um well, I think Read/heard that you shouldn't use anything "dry", becous the little bits eventually wear out the rubber band. Like, I think Guillow's coats their rubber bands in talcum powder, to keep them from sticking to themselves. But htat stuff might eventually wear down the rubber band. Idk, something like that.