Fred and all,
Rubber lube is always an interesting discussion topic. The purpose of
rubber lube is to reduce friction so more turns can be put into the rubber
and more energy can be extracted from it. I've talked to lots of F1B
(outdoor Wakefield) flyers about their lubes of choice.
The consensus seems to be that Son-of-a-Gun ad Armor All are very poor lubes
compared to very thick silicone oil. This honey-thick oil is what the very
top guys are now favoring. I've heard 80-90 centistokes is the ideal
viscosity. FAI Sil-Slick is much thinner than that.
Don D.
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From: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Tellier
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 5:43 PM
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Rubber Lubes ?
The best lube I have used is ucon 77 it is an industrial rubber lube used in
the auto industry. It is hard to come by as they like to sell 55 gallon
drums. If you know someone in industry that purchases for a company Union
Carbide will send a gallon sample which is a life time supply for several
modellers. I gave a lot of this away in the past and everyone who got it
likes its characteristics. The great thing is it is easily washed off of
rubber or you hands and the MSDS sheets that Chrysler had said not to eat it
and it could cause skin irritation with prolonged use.
The second choice for me is to evaporate the liquids out of son of a gun to
get the thick silicon oil from it. I don't like silicon as it can irritate
the eyes and it is very hard to wash off.
Fred Tellier
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