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Synthetic Grease

To: hdr@ross.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Synthetic Grease
From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 23:23:54 -0500
Reply-to: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
My neighbor is an Amsoil reseller. He saw all the grease flung out onto my
wire wheels. he's looking into whether some of their special grease
formulations for industry might stick better. He thinks they carry two
types that will be much better than anything available at PEP Boys, etc.
I'll get back to you with what he finds and what the costs are.

Jeff

>Any one ever tried this stuff on Knock-offs? Is it thik enough not to
>centrifuge out of the spoke holes and down my spokes?
>
>>>>>> On Wed, 18 February 1998 21:08:45 -0500,
>>>>>>Rich_and_Kerry@compuserve.com (Richard Peterson) wrote:
>
>> Give your local Dupont Performance Lubricants salesman a call.  Dupont
>> makes a line of synthetic greases under the Krytox brand name which use a
>> PFPE (perfluoropolyether) oil thickened with PTFE (Teflon).  It is rated
>> for continuous use up to 260 degrees celcius and down to forty below zero
>> and is chemically inert, so it won't react with anything which may come
>> into contact with it (gas, liquid or solid).  I think the GPL-225 would
>> probably meet your needs, but something thicker (GPL-226) might be good,
>> too.  You should be able to get a 'sample' tube of this stuff for about $10
>> or less.  I've never used it on a distributor, but I imagine it would
>> proably work well.  Check out:
>> http://www.lubricants.dupont.com/kprodinf.html.  If you need info on other
>> greases, let me know.
>>
>> Rich P.

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Jeff Boatright    __o_\__           '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
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