Just wondering, does anyone use this on their bikes....if so which bits?
I was told dropper post and fork stanchions.
I don't know if this was good or bad advice. I primarily use it for sticky curtain rails, Stubborn Yale or Euro locks and Festool plunge saw rails.
I've used it for years, rightly or wrongly, a light spray on stanchions, shock shaft and dropper shaft after cleaning.
Last lot was on offer a couple of weeks ago from Toolstation.
Getting foam grips on and off.
so you wouldn't put it on a chain then?
Chain, derailleur and rims to stop snow sticking to them. I also use Muc-off dry or a ptfe spray on the (SRAM) chain occasionally.
Not been killed to death yet...
Dropper lever and derailleur with GT 85
Chain with White Lightning Dry lube or Wet lube on the chain.
I use it but not Wd40 brand.
Just silicone spray from Toolstation. About £2.50 a pop.
Stanchions of forks, shocks and droppers. Track saw rails, machine tables, zips etc.
Forks and dropper here.
It's no better than everyone else's cheap silicon spray except for The Flippy Straw, which is absolute bloody genius.
thenorthwind
Full MemberGetting foam grips on and off.
Really? I'd have thought it'd stay slippy
Flippy straw is a winner, Lidl also do one with a flippy straw thats cheaper but our local never has it in.
It's a generic thing, not really specialist. You can recognise silicone spray by the slightly nutty smell. It's pretty useful for any application where you don't want to risk deterioration of rubber, like for example wiping on the door seals of cars as they age to stop them sticking.
On the bike I use it for cables because it doesn't accumulate and get gummy like thicker oils can. It gives a nice light action. I do it about once a year and my shifting is always slick as anything and my cables last almost indefinitely so to me that means it works.
I also use it to wipe on chains after I've used a heavy lube to help keep the water off. Not obviously effective except in the case of a certain chain wax where it helps stop the outer rust.
Silicone is not a good choice for metal to metal, eg a chain.
Yes it's far too light to be any good as chain lube, even ignoring more complex properties of which I'm probably not aware.
I did a little bit of research last time I bought some silicone lube. I was going to go for the SP-90 stuff that Tootlstation sells, but I spotted that it says 'safe on MOST rubbers and plastics'.
WD_40 and the 3-in-one silicone products say they're safe to use on rubber, so I went for the 3-in-one just in case (I use it on forks/dropper and the car door seals to stop them icing up in winter).
Silicon was developed for rubber and plastic. It damages the outer surface of metal and should not be used on metal to metal sliding surfaces.
I used some on the sliders on my router the other day. Darn near plunged through the bench! 😂