Please recommend a flashlight grease for dummies (ie me)

Hi - I need a grease for threads.

I cant stand to read the 40page threads at CPF, people recommend isoteric things that arent available commericially, or I have to order from England, or from a bike shop and look at the active ingredients, or make sure the grease is conductive, anodized or not anodized, or the best one is someone has a little 0.05ml grease pack that came with his faucet I should use that. Or it eats o-rings.

So my question is, what single grease should I used on my flashlight threads AND I can buy at Walmart, or the HomeDepot...(ie very common). But still good and wont ruin my lights.

Many thanks...

Firstly can you link to that thread you mention.

Secondly yeah I'd like to know that too.

Am I wrong ( most likley) or did I read vasaline works in a pinch?

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?242414-Comprehensive-Grease-and-Lube-Thread

link to another thread asking about lube.

Superlube is good stuff. price is reasonable. safe for everything. conductive. low viscosity. it's what i use. check eBay.

Vaseline or any other petroleum based lubes shouldn't be used on rubber. petroleum will cause latex rubber to harden and become brittle. if your o-rings are made of something else, like silicone, i think it's okay. i think Maglite is the only flashlight company that recommends Vaseline.

Silicone lube is safe for rubber, but not on silicone o-rings. silicone lube can cause silicone o-rings to soften and expand.

if you don't know what your o-rings are made of and don't want to have to find out every time you get a new light, a synthetic lube like Superlube is the safest.

Fishing reel grease at walmart works great ,preserves any type of orange and also helps with water a debris;)

Spare some of your engine oil from your next service. Easy Peasy.

i think there are several types of product varities from the "superlube" series. which one to get?

Kreisler, use this one (it also comes in a can):

http://www.amazon.com/Superlube-21030-Multipurpose-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B000XBH9HI

A tube like this will last quite a long time. I picked mine up at Ace Hardware.

Thanks, i will look into it!

i have cancelled my DX order because they didnt have the silicone flashlight oil in stock for weeks/months. let's see how fast they process the refund.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I WANT MY 02.00 US-DOLLARS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

( Superlube, super many ... )

This is the version I use

I'm using this product; I hope I'm not doing long-term damage to my o-rings but it seems to be working well here...

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-Oils-P-T-F-Cap/dp/B000BXOGHY

i cant find any lube/lubricant/grease/oil for flashlights on Kaidomain or Manafont or Dinodirect wtf

DX is the only place. but out of stock

This Dupont Lube is the best I have had so far. Once it dries it makes the threads feel as smooth as butter.

Thanks I wrote it down, Im going to see if they have it at the store.

If you can wait a bit... buy this one. Or look for some cheap scuba silicone grease around in CAN.

"Kreisler, use this one (it also comes in a can):

http://www.amazon.com/Superlube-21030-Multipurpose-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B...

A tube like this will last quite a long time. I picked mine up at Ace Hardware."

Yep, same stuff I use. It works great, lasts a long time and does not stain like a moly grease.

Don't know if they have Ace Hardware in Canada, but that's where I was able to find Super Lube. A couple of dollars for a little tube that will last forever. Looks like vaseline.

Thanks very much for the link...I will go to the Walmart tonight for the SuperLube and if its not there I will order that one in your link. Price looks good and its easy to order.

Harbor Freight carries Superlube.

http://www.harborfreight.com/85-gram-super-lube-grease-cartridge-93744.html

i'll get the nextorch stuff! ( ordering the original superlube from AmazonUSA or ebay costs lotsa shipping. nextorch shipping is free. says the budgeteer. *ggg* )