INOX lubricant for sticky keys?

[ander]

Hi guys,

I have some sticky keys on my Model M (not your bolt-modded one DV, LOL) and am wondering if it's okay to use a specific lubricant to fix them. It's a spray lube from New Zealand called INOX MX3. On its product page, the manufacturer says it:

• Contains no silicon, acid, kerosene or dieselene
• Will not harm metal points or surfaces, plastics, paints, enamels, fibreglass, formica or neoprene seals
• Doesn’t dry out, gum up, become gooey or sticky or wash off with water
• Is non-conductive, non-static, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-staining

On their FAQ page, a customer asks about using it on some items made of metal, wood and plastic, and the rep replies, "INOX MX3 will not harm metal timber or plastic, therefore making it perfect for this application." ("Timber", ha.)

I'm not considering spraying it directly on the KB, but spraying a bit on a Q-tip and applying it from there—so we're talking very small amounts of it too.

I know people here usually recommend things like Super Lube and silicone Teflon lube, but as we already have some INOX I wondered if it'd be okay. What do you think? Thanks!

[ander]

Ah, I've just found a 2012 reference to it here on Deskthority, with some good advice about applying it, too:

However I had a keyboard where the keys were so stubbornly gummed that repeated cleaning didn't make the problem go away entirely, and the keys would still intermittently bind up. So I cleaned and lubricated the affected keys with Inox MX3 (a thin, plastic-safe oil) and that fixed it. (Note: if you lube a keystem do it very sparingly. Don't let the oil get under the barrel plate into the membrane.)

I guess it doesn't hurt to ask here anyway, just to be sure—any of you had any experience with it?