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     Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 669 Registered: 5-2015 |
Silicon is not a very good lubricant. I don't use it for lubrication. I have found that initially it seems to work but once the carrier fluid has dryed up the lubrication is bad. Its not long lasting. On a narrow range of materials mainly the thermoplastic plastics it is ok. A aerosol lub spray that works well on non rubber bits is 3 in 1 oil. I mention non rubber bits because 3 in 1 oil wreaks rubber very fast. When I was a kid I had a 100E car. The clutch master was leaking. So I put new seals in. I didn't have any brake fluid so I put 3 in 1 oil in it to test it it failed 24 hours later the rubbers fell apart. I should have used water instead. Or wait until I had brake fluid. The rubbers were about 5 shillings. 25p. Now a kit is about 8 quid. |
