Krytox questions?

[Rob27shred]

So I just got in some of the thick & thin mix of Geekhacker's Krytox blends & had a few questions about it. I already have a little experience with the thick mix that is made for clicky/tactile switches from lubing up some Cherry grey tactiles I swapped into my Tada68. I really like the feel of the lubed switches so I decided to order some more of the thick mix & some of thin mix, I couldn't find the spring mix anywhere. Although now that I have both mixes I'm questioning whether the thick mix would be best for all switch types on the slider & housing, with the the thin mix being best suited for springs. The thin mix is so thin I can't see it holding to the housing & slider nearly as well as the thick mix & it seems much better suited to lube springs to me.

Even though they specify the thick mix for clicky/tactile switches & thin mix for linear, is there really any negative drawbacks to using the thick mix for linear switches. Or any huge positive benefits missed out by not using thin mix for linear switches? I can see the reasoning behind using a thinner lubricant on the springs & thicker one on the housings & stems of switches. However I can't see any big reason to actually use 2 different viscosity lubricants for linear & clicky/tactile switches. I'd really appreciate any info about from those of you who have a decent amount of experience using Krytox for switch lubricant. I'm really more than anything looking to know if I am way off base with my line of thinking on this or if using the thick mix for all switch types & thin mix for springs is just fine.

[kmba]

You can use thick lube on linear switches, just apply a very thin layer. Some people prefer it.  The majority just prefer thin, hence the common recommendation I suppose.  Your mix of thin lube should stick well enough and not run off. 

[Rob27shred]

You can use thick lube on linear switches, just apply a very thin layer. Some people prefer it.  The majority just prefer thin, hence the common recommendation I suppose.  Your mix of thin lube should stick well enough and not run off.

Cool thank for the reply! I plan on doing some experimenting with some spare switches after work today. I will report back with my findings in this thread.

[loud_asian]

I like thick lube with my linears. I dab a dot of it on the slider, then a dab on the stem and just actuate the switch 10 or so times to get it in there

I find that it dampens the switch at the cost of slower "rebound" which doesn't really bother me.

[Rob27shred]

I like thick lube with my linears. I dab a dot of it on the slider, then a dab on the stem and just actuate the switch 10 or so times to get it in there

I find that it dampens the switch at the cost of slower "rebound" which doesn't really bother me.

That was the only negative point I could think of with using the thick mix for linears, that it may slow the upstroke if too much is applied. The way I lubed my tactile greys was to use a fine artist's brush to apply a very light coating of the thick mix to the slider tracks in the bottom housing, the sliders themselves, & the parts of the stem/housing where the spring contacts them. It actually seems to have given them a faster rebound than stock unlubed. Although the thick mix is made for clicky/tactile switches so I can see it very slightly slowing a linear switch's upstroke as you describe.

I'm getting ready to do either a spring swap or switch swap on my Pok3r with Cherry clears tonight or tomorrow since I got a bag of 100g stainless steel springs. I definitely want to lube whatever switches end up back in it but my other option is Gat Clears, so that is why I was curious about the mixes concerning linears. Thanks for the input man, definitely much appreciated!