Lube help

[Error213]

I saw in a previous post that I made someone said something about a brand of lube called finish line. Is their non aerosol wet lube safe for switches?

[jamster]

Given that this is probably a bicycle chain lube that very few people in GH are familiar with (they'd have to be a bicycle enthusiast), you need to at least provide a product link, and preferably a link to the material data sheet.

[jamster]

3 step process for rejecting lubes for switches:

Google the SDS sheet for the product name.

Do a word search in the pdf for "petroleum".

If the word turns up, don't use it.

[Leslieann]

Spray lube is meant to be used in places where you can use it to flush out contaminants and coat with lube. There's no way to flush out contaminants in a switch without taking it apart. See the comments here:  https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108113.0

Also, you cannot properly lube from the outside. See here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107654.0

A for Finish Line, again, not a spray.
You want Finish Line Flouro Extreme, it's a bit thinner than Krytox 205 and a lot cheaper (very similar otherwise). You will still need to open the switch, you can't just apply from the outside.

[Sup]

Spray lube is meant to be used in places where you can use it to flush out contaminants and coat with lube. There's no way to flush out contaminants in a switch without taking it apart. See the comments here:  https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108113.0

Also, you cannot properly lube from the outside. See here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107654.0

A for Finish Line, again, not a spray.
You want Finish Line Flouro Extreme, it's a bit thinner than Krytox 205 and a lot cheaper (very similar otherwise). You will still need to open the switch, you can't just apply from the outside.

At this point i think we should make a pinned post called don't spray lube your keyboard for god sake it will turn out for the worst or something lol.