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AAAndrew Antique

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Pure stuff. Cheap. What more could anyone want?

 

http://www.leisurepro.com/p-aqusg125/silicone-grease-20-oz-jar

 

That should last anyone who isn't a professional pen tech several lifetimes.

 

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Personally i use silicone grease but i know from experience 2 of the sellers on penboard advocate the use of vaseline... i know because i asked when i bought pens off them. Maybe this practice is prevalent in Europe??

 

Has anyone else bought off them and found it to be the case?

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Unless it's a mistake in translation, I'd hesitate to buy from a dealer that advocates this. I trust the folks who have restored a few gazillion pens over the years. It also just makes sense about the petroleum products.

 

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Replacing an ink-stained shirt, or ink-stained carpet. How about someone else's ink-stained suede jacket ?

 

Pure silicone grease doesn't sound so expensive, does it ?

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This subject keeps coming up.

 

A growing number of sources are recommending pancake batter as a substitute for silicon grease.

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This subject keeps coming up.

 

A growing number of sources are recommending pancake batter as a substitute for silicon grease.

LOL I'm not sure whether or not to take that seriously at this point!

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Deleted, Ron Z answered best....helps to read the second page before 'helping'.

100% pure....last for a generation when used non-professionally at home.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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This subject keeps coming up.

 

A growing number of sources are recommending pancake batter as a substitute for silicon grease.

 

Just to clarify-- does it have to be one of the boxed pre-mix formulas, or can one use a from-scratch recipe?

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Just to clarify-- does it have to be one of the boxed pre-mix formulas, or can one use a from-scratch recipe?

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Butter milk pan cake mix is best of course....be sure not to use Blueberries. Blueberries are not as smooth as 100% buttermilk pan cake mix.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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This subject keeps coming up.

 

A growing number of sources are recommending pancake batter as a substitute for silicon grease.

 

According to Bruce, the preferred material is hydrogenated Yack squeeze.

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I bought once from this seller and instead of 100% PURE SILLICON GREASE (for Pens) he sent me a synthetic grease, good for nothing,

 

For sealing ED's i use Typhoon PURE GREASE destined to scuba equipments (see here). My ED's are too precious to experiment with unknown manufacturers :huh:

Different greases have various consistency (NLGI number). For eyedroppers, the best is NLGI=2 (normal), the same as for scuba equipments. Higher consistency is necessary only for pieces in a permanent moving (pistons, etc)

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Remember, you don't need much. I have been working on a US dime size piece of silicon grease now for years and cannot tell if it is getting any smaller.

 

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You can get "dielectric grease" at any auto parts store. It's silicone grease, completely safe for rubber and plastic because it's meant to be used on electrical connections that all have plastic connectors or rubber boots. It's not "food grade" like the stuff you get at a scuba shop, but I rarely lick my pens anyway. I've had a Petit1 converted to eyedropper using dielectric grease for quite a while now and it's worked perfectly.

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You can get "dielectric grease" at any auto parts store. It's silicone grease, completely safe for rubber and plastic because it's meant to be used on electrical connections that all have plastic connectors or rubber boots. It's not "food grade" like the stuff you get at a scuba shop, but I rarely lick my pens anyway. I've had a Petit1 converted to eyedropper using dielectric grease for quite a while now and it's worked perfectly.

Is there anything not good about food grade silcone for fountain pen ?

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Is there anything not good about food grade silcone for fountain pen ?

I'm sure it's great, that's what everyone seems to recommend. It's just not as readily available (at least where I am), and I believe the dielectric grease is a perfectly suitable substitute.

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