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 dsh 13 May 2007
Do you really need to buy lubricant specific to cams or will WD40 do?
 DaveR 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

problem with WD40, so i've been told, is that it attracts dirt, whereas other types of lube don't. There are cheaper alternatives to specific cam lube, but i don't know what. A friend used cooking oil, but i'm not sure I'd recommend it!
 GarethSL 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan: i used wd40 just dont get it on slings etc it will rot the fabric.
 pottsworth 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:
Try getting some GT85 from a motor bike shop
It's a silicon based lubricant that we used to use for bearings when I was kart racing.
Not cheap, but really good stuff
 sutty 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

Drip a bit of olive oil off your tin of sardines on them, that should do. Seriously, I did it to a sticky krab yesterday.
 Joez 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

do you even need to lube your cams? I've never done anything to mine and they are still working nice and smoothly

I think its just selling you something you dont really need, I mean what did people do before cam lube was on sale!
 DaveR 13 May 2007
In reply to LittleJoe:

If you climb on sea cliffs regularly they can stiffen up from the salt water and sand.
 coinneach 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

WD 40 isn't a lubricant.

WD = Water Dispersant.

It won't do any harm to your cams but GT85 or a similar light lubricant would be better
 IainWhitehouse 13 May 2007
In reply to LittleJoe:
> (In reply to uberdan)
> I mean what did people do before cam lube was on sale!

They bought good quality Cycle lubes, just the same as they do now. The metolius cam lube is a well-known bike chain lube, re-branded.

WD-40 is the bees leg joints for freeing up a stuck cam but is not a great long-term lubricant. I use one then the other if it's bad.
 beardy mike 13 May 2007
In reply to sutty: Can recommennd you don't do the whole olive oil thing - its fine for a while then it hardens up and gets crusty and really really sticky. I had to then resort to spit to help re moisten the olive oil every time I used them.
 sutty 13 May 2007
In reply to mike kann:

LOL, used all sorts of things wrongly in emergency. Most oils will solidify if frozen enough, is that how yours set?

 pottsworth 13 May 2007
In reply to IainWhitehouse:
> (In reply to LittleJoe)
> The metolius cam lube is a well-known bike chain lube, re-branded.

Which one, and is it cheaper to buy as chain lube?
 mr_sceptical 13 May 2007
In reply to pottsworth: Finish line, I think teflon plus from memory, but might be something different?
 beardy mike 13 May 2007
In reply to sutty: Don't know but I ended up WDing them to get rid of the oil (or the worst of it)... and just kept up the spit thing I did buy some of the metolius stuff at one point but its long lost at the bottom of a pile of climbing gear...
noxious 13 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

I used to use 3 in 1 but recently found some silicon lube that sprays on like WD, is a little thicker and stays put. It was tough to get off my hands, too!
 GrahamD 14 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

I've always used WD40 without any problem. Best to wipe off the excess with a bit of kithen roll after working the mechanism a few times.
 Horse 14 May 2007
In reply to uberdan:

This might help.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=255

I use GT85.
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