Grease Is The Word.

Jerommel · 2019-12-27T10:34:22.000Z

Lightbringer:

Nyogel is oft-mentioned, but I got this YEZL stuff from FT that works great.

https://www.fasttech.com/product/3586300-yezl-sg6-silicone-grease-for-flashlight

Yeah, that’s good stuff. :+1:

But for lights with bare aluminium threads i use soft candle wax (not the usual brittle kind) because it doesn’t dissolve the aluminium (no grey gunk as a result).

whatsthepoint · 2019-12-27T18:10:09.000Z

The Nitecore SG7 silicone grease is available from batteryjunction dot com at $2.00 per tub.

lampliter · 2019-12-27T19:10:42.000Z

Nyogel; lasts forever; I’ve been using the same container for a long time on my lights.

sp5it · 2019-12-27T19:56:10.000Z

+1 for Superlube.
Mike

phouton · 2019-12-28T03:58:12.000Z

I was going to ask if this ‘Aero’ lube I found in the garage is ok. Apparently not since it’s lithium-based.

Found this lube mega-thread which summarizes everything said here: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?126645-Comprehensive-Grease-and-Lube-Thread

NeutralFan · 2019-12-28T04:25:14.000Z

Has anyone compared Nyogel vs Super Lube? I’ve been using Super Lube for years and it works well, but I’m curious if Nyogel is even better.

NeutralFan · 2019-12-28T04:32:17.000Z

phouton:

I was going to ask if this ‘Aero’ lube I found in the garage is ok. Apparently not since it’s lithium-based.

Agreed, Aero lube is mineral based (according to their website) which is not good on o-rings.

phouton · 2019-12-28T06:51:26.000Z

I’m thinking of ordering the YAZL stuff mentioned above, but first, any idea of the quality of this Super O-Lube? Food Grade Silicone Silicon Grease for O Rings Faucet Plumbers Lubrication hot for sale | eBay Mainly the tube and nozzle format would make application easier.

Super Lube and Nyogel are an order of magnitude more expensive unfortunately.

moderator007 · 2019-12-28T06:52:51.000Z

NeutralFan:

Has anyone compared Nyogel vs Super Lube? I’ve been using Super Lube for years and it works well, but I’m curious if Nyogel is even better.

I have both and both seem to work fine. I can’t say I feel any difference. I seem to always grab the Nyogel since I have a large tube of it and been using it for 5 years or more. The Super Lube I have only had a couple months but it works good too.
For titanium threads you need a grease with Teflon. Monky Spunk works well on titanium threads.

CoRDS · 2019-12-28T08:59:35.000Z

A few weeks ago i was in my local jaycar and i saw this on the shelf so I’ve been using it for about 3 weeks or so.

So far it seems to work well but i have no idea what its going to be like long term

jaycar.com.au

Conductive Carbon Grease 50g | Jaycar Electronics

GREASE CARBON CONDUCTIVE 50GM TUBE

But it is conductive so uhh maybe it helps ( as long as it doesn’t wreck the o-rings )

NeutralFan · 2019-12-28T17:46:31.000Z

Thanks for the info moderator007! Good to know Super Lube compares well.

CoRDS, if you’re going to get a lube from jaycar, I would suggest INOX MX6 Premium Food Grade Machinery Grease. It looks similar to Super Lube.

lampliter · 2019-12-28T18:33:46.000Z

After about 50 (or more) lites.
I’ve had this 1oz container for about 3 years (or more).
Slippen into the future.

lawallac · 2019-12-28T19:46:32.000Z

klrman:

I’ve have both SuperLube and Sil-Glyde and Sil-Glyde is far more smoother on my flashlight threads

The best thing about Sil-glyde is that you can pick it up at Napa and get anywhere from a small to a huge tube of it. I got it mainly to lube the weatherseals on my cars, but it’s good for brake parts and flashlights as well. It’s really pretty cheap too.

Barkuti · 2019-12-29T02:04:39.000Z

So, no one paid attention to XY-2 grease? It's cheap, works wonders and you receive a lot of it in the jar:

Being from China you can get it in AliExpress, but FastTech has it fairly priced anyway.

Hank33 · 2019-12-29T02:09:31.000Z

Is white Lithium grease okay also?

NeutralFan · 2019-12-29T02:58:24.000Z

It appears white lithium grease is oil based so not good on o-rings.

Hank33 · 2019-12-29T03:42:34.000Z

Looks like I’ll be tied up cleaning all my flashlights now. I die-electric grease ok?

klrman · 2019-12-29T03:50:36.000Z

lawallac:

klrman:

I've have both SuperLube and Sil-Glyde and Sil-Glyde is far more smoother on my flashlight threads

The best thing about Sil-glyde is that you can pick it up at Napa and get anywhere from a small to a huge tube of it. I got it mainly to lube the weatherseals on my cars, but it’s good for brake parts and flashlights as well. It’s really pretty cheap too.

First time I ever used Sil-glyde was for my brakes and then for flashlights.

JermsMalibu · 2019-12-29T04:10:45.000Z

Good to know Sil-glyde works well on lights. I too bought it for brakes, and have used it on knives and firearms since then. I guess I’ll try it out on my lights now as well. Good call everyone.

Rayoui · 2019-12-29T05:26:28.000Z

I use Krytox GPL 205 on my lights. It’s a bit expensive and overkill for this purpose but I already have it around for use on other projects. It’s a fluorocarbon based grease with fantastic properties. It works great on all types of threads including bare aluminum and titanium.