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Offline CapnHighlands

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White lithium grease
« on: Wed, 30 March 2016, 20:48:31 »
I recently got my Pok3r with clears and it came with a super squeaky spacebar. So I followed Ripster's guide and got some white lithium grease (tubed, not canned) and my friend (who has much better motor skills than I) carefully put some on the right spot with a safety pin. The spacebar works great with no squeaking now, but I just wanted to make sure: this white lithium (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HBNV58/ref=s9_simh_gw_g263_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1XVTZ59HM18RH1NG6RRH&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2437869742&pf_rd_i=desktop) is safe for use on keyboards, correct? It lists "metal on plastic" as a safe use, and I've seen it recommended on this forum, but I just wanted to make sure I didn't just ruin my brand new Pok3r.

Offline exitfire401

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Re: White lithium grease
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 30 March 2016, 20:49:45 »
Bro, it was ruined when it was purchased by you on Amazon  :p

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Offline saxophone

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Re: White lithium grease
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 04:58:21 »
When going for lubing the important thing is to make sure that the lube in question doesn't contain petroleum.

Actually, I'm surprised noone has mentioned before to simply check for what they recommend for airsoft, since it's the same stuff with plastic+metal parts that needs to move.

Lithium, Silicon, Teflon, etc those all work. Keep in mind Lithium does attract moisture and may become thick/sticky later so you might want to replace it 2-3 times per year.