Good lubricant for assembly

**Senna Van den Bosch** · #1 May 26th 18, 02:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

I'm trying to find a good lubricant for assembly, available in Europe. Any ideas? Currently using regular vaseline.

**Jonathan St. Cloud** · #2 May 26th 18, 03:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 6:34:36 AM UTC-7, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'm trying to find a good lubricant for assembly, available in Europe. Any ideas? Currently using regular vaseline.

I understand vaseline is not good for composite structures .

**Dan Daly[_2_]** · #3 May 26th 18, 04:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 9:34:36 AM UTC-4, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'm trying to find a good lubricant for assembly, available in Europe. Any ideas? Currently using regular vaseline.

http://www.millenair.nl/shop/pilot-s...bearing-grease

2G · #4 May 28th 18, 07:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 6:34:36 AM UTC-7, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'm trying to find a good lubricant for assembly, available in Europe. Any ideas? Currently using regular vaseline.

I use a silicon lubricant spray, but any light oil will do.

Tom

**[email protected]** · #5 May 28th 18, 08:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 6:34:36 AM UTC-7, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'm trying to find a good lubricant for assembly, available in Europe. Any ideas? Currently using regular vaseline.

If the manufacturer specifies a lubricant, use it. If the manual just says something like "Use a non-cold coagulating grease" Aeroshell 33 is good stuff. Hell to get off of your clothes though.

**Papa3[_2_]** · #6 May 28th 18, 04:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

This request comes up periodically; you could search old threads for the long and very passionate responses :-)

I like Superlube, which is a synthetic grease that is very temperature stable over the range that we tend to fly sailplanes. Great for main pins and other fittings. There's also a spray lube from the same manufacturer for those drives and other fittings that call for it.

Quick check on Amazon DE shows it's available there.

P3

**MNLou** · #7 May 28th 18, 08:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

I like Superlube, which is a synthetic grease that is very temperature stable over the range that we tend to fly sailplanes. Great for main pins and other fittings.

P3

What Papa3 said.

Lou

**bumper[_4_]** · #8 May 28th 18, 10:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

What Lou said. :c)

**[email protected]** · #9 May 28th 18, 10:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

What Bumper said.

Great stuff

**[email protected]** · #10 May 29th 18, 02:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Use Vaseline on your girlfriend if you can't find better stuff in an emergency situation.

For important things like your glider, Super Lube is better, although I also like Exxon/Mobil synthetic grease.

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-21...ase+super+lube

https://www.amazon.com/Mobil-105527-.../dp/B000LDJ3XQ

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