Grease chat

[novocaine]

you lot going on about Castrol, you ain't living till you've dollop of Comma.

For gravel bikes

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that explains the blisters at least.

 

[LondonClassic]

He then handed me a pot of Castrol LM grease. You can’t buy that any more, so I now use the modern equivalent Castrol ‘High Temperature Grease’ on pretty much every bearing.

Everyone's garage or shed in the 70s had an everlasting pot of Castrol LM guarded by a dad fearful of kids making an even bigger mess.

 

[bikeworkshop]

The tin, orange, dented, 4" across, 6" tall
Inside, a steel disc with a 3/4" hole in it, for easy grease gun filling.

Guarded jealously by the older gentleman from sticky kids because...

It's a complete travesty to introduce any ounce of contamination into the Holy Grease Grail, to then ruin some crucial bearing upon which the universe turns!

 

[novocaine]

The tin, orange, dented, 4" across, 6" tall
Inside, a steel disc with a 3/4" hole in it, for easy grease gun filling.

Guarded jealously by the older gentleman from sticky kids because...

It's a complete travesty to introduce any ounce of contamination into the Holy Grease Grail, to then ruin some crucial bearing upon which the universe turns!

I'll take pictures in the morning. pretty sure it's a tin of comma, but I'll check and get back to you.

my tin of Satan's slip is a white tin of the same dimensions with a plastic disc for said requirements. no chance is it going in a grease gun.

 

[Gtpulse]

Everyone's garage or shed in the 70s had an everlasting pot of Castrol LM guarded by a dad fearful of kids making an even bigger mess.

That disc in the middle where the grease came out, yes I made an even bigger mess pushing it down to make more come out as a little kid but the pot of grease still seemed to be endless!

 

[sjcprojects]

Now here’s your proper retro Comma grease in a metal tin, contrasted with the somewhat crappy-looking more modern version. I have used the older stuff from time to time - one advantage is that it smells less pungent.



And who was this happy little chap? Mr Greasy? Greasy Gary? There aren’t enough borderline creepy anthropomorphic mascots around these days if you ask me.

 

[novocaine]

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Now here’s your proper retro Comma grease in a metal tin, contrasted with the somewhat crappy-looking more modern version. I have used the older stuff from time to time - one advantage is that it smells less pungent.

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And who was this happy little chap? Mr Greasy? Greasy Gary? There aren’t enough borderline creepy anthropomorphic mascots around these days if you ask me.

That's the fecker. I've got both of them.

 

[2manyoranges]

ah the grease question

I have used many greases.

I can be very tedious about it.

Here's a taste of how tedious I can be.

Grease has a spec sheet. Read the wisdom therein. Temp range. Viscosity. Oh the wonder of the NLGI grade.
A great read. If you are into grease:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/ideas-and-advice/greases-guide

Red stuff from ebay Exol red lithium grease - yer basic whack it on to keep something moving and protected, but crap in bearings.
Finish Line synthetic - in bearings yum yum round and round
Castrol red rubber grease - for rubber
Coppa slip - on anything which will be prone to galvanic corrosion (eg any seatpost) or galling (eg ti in steel)
Zinc anti-seize - slightly better than copper at resisting electrolytic corrosion but basically exactly same applications.
Silicon grease - not on things which are reciprocating but you REALLY want to keep water out of. And dropper posts. And a tiny tiny bit on DOT master cylinder seals.
Spindle oil - very very low viscosity - a few drops on fork stanchions after and before every ride, to replace oil in foam wipers - this works wonders and reduces the need for lower leg services remarkably and dramatically reduces stanchion wear
Shimano red mineral oil - in your brakes. Baby oil seems to work just as well - don't do that at home. I've never done it and I think it's an urban myth.
MucOff Wet Chain lube - effing brilliant. Clean chain properly - blast with lube, perfect. I have a six year - yes six year old - chain on the mmmBop which has been treated to this regime. Thousands of miles in the sands of Thetford.
Motorex fork oil - in your fork. Whatever grade works.
Stihl chainsaw oil - in your chainsaw

And there we have it. I'll slide off now.........