Wheel bearing grease

[boomer49]

It's in a song!

There is (or was) an Irish pub band in southern Ontario that has (among its many tunes) a little ditty (actually, a rockin' tune) called "The Canadian Tire Song" ...

I used this excerpt to teach my students "rhythm and flow" in my poetry classes. Really!!!

Sung very fast ...

"Oh I wish I had a legitimate reason
To go to Canadian Tire ...
Maybe a pound of lithium grease,
Or a length of 20-gauge wire!!!"

Talk about rhythm and flow! Add Irish hand-drums and a guitar or two and four fine voices. Maybe some Guiness ? (Sp?)

It's an Irish pub band, right? Try saying it a few times. Add your own music

I think that they were called the Three-Penny Opera.

Boomer

 

[maurice]

I'm sure Enos is a good shooter, but is he a good chemist? Taken form his own website:

Will Slide-Glide attract dust or dirt?

Here's my layman's theory: The key word is "insulates." The Glide insulates everything it touches - including dust or dirt. So if there are any dirt particles in the grease, the Glide insulates them from contacting the gun. I'm not an engineer, so I know that's not very scientific. It's just my theory based on what I have observed over a long period of time.​

So the best explanation Enos can provide as to how his product works is an unscientific "layman's theory"? If he does not understand the science behind it, how did he formulate this product in the first place?

..and it tastes awfull,..but it works

 

[Max Owner]

Enos is just putting his name on some other product.

He has nothing to do with it.

 

[maurice]

it is a whole $10 or something like that,..and it lasts at least 1 year to 2 years depending on the amount of rounds/ how dirty you get your firearms. Money well spent IMHAKO.
Everyone I let have some or put some on their firearms are sold on the product.

 

[NavyCuda]

I use moly grease... mobil 1 stuff in the tubes. very very good grease that thins out with use. On our machine, for work, it builds up nicely at the edges of moving parts and prevents stuff from getting inside.

Considering how sticky it is, i might not use it in a SHTF situation, but for life in the safe the actions have never been smoother.

 

[misfire]

Lubriplate No. 105-an engine assembly lithium based grease. I bought a tube over 20 years ago and the label on the tube listed firearms, fishing reels, locks and other things that it could be used for. Currently a tube costs around 10.00 at Acklands but doesn't have the other uses on the label. There was a time when I tried all the other specialty gun greases and always wind up going back to Lubriplate No 105. For me, it works extermely well and is very cost effective. Lots on the 'net about Lubriplate No. 105 and firearms. Google Lubriplate No 105 and firearms. Here's a couple...

http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?p=536581

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=75451

 

[RePete]

If you are going to use grease, then MiliTec1 grease is excellent.

They will give a free sample - yes they do ship to Canada. I just transfered some to a syringe applicator from Lee Valley Tools. I got my free sample 8 years ago and am sill on it.

 

[azn_hitman]

i dont see on their page where i can get the free sample. where did you find it?

If you are going to use grease, then MiliTec1 grease is excellent.

They will give a free sample - yes they do ship to Canada. I just transfered some to a syringe applicator from Lee Valley Tools. I got my free sample 8 years ago and am sill on it.

 

[RePete]

They may not be doing it anymore.

Their products are very worthwhile.

 

[Blackthorne]

If a guy uses grease, is it a matter of a light coating on the contact/wear points, and good to go?

I put a fair amount on, and reapply when it gets sticky and thicker...

So true.

Grease and dirt - guaranteed disaster!

You've had issues with grease on your firearms?

I've ran an AR through two tac courses and blown through 2000 rounds in a day with only one re-application of about half a teaspoon of grease.

Grease coats each particle of dirt as it coats the action making and prevents it from causing damage in a really dirty action. And it does that without weeping and dripping all over me, my gear and everything else it touches.

Does the grease get dirty? Of course. Does it ATTRACT dirt? I seriously doubt it has some kind of electrical charge or magnetic properties that drag dirt toward it.

Of course, it's an individual choice, just like everything else about firearms and kit. I read on the internets lard works! And you can eat it between drills!