From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Thu Apr 22 18:11:24 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id SAA15583 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:11:23 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: From: Paddy Duncan To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Lubricant Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:27:31 +0100 WD-40 will make it stick REALLY badly! Please don't do it. Not because it will dissolve the plastic (although it might), but because it's too thin. Also I have seen in the past a problem with the kind of solvents in this kind of product where it seems to 'realise' any small cracks in plastic, causing it to just fall to bits the next day. Silicone grease sounds good to me. Paddy Duncan Systems Engineer Intralan (UK) Ltd [ Moderator's note: I'll remind you that last month Alex Montilla suggested (for low-quality tiled cubes), "If you use WD-40, it'll eat away at the plastic resulting in really smooth turning. It'll be great for about 3-4 weeks of daily cubing, but the WD-40 will take its toll, and the cube will start falling apart. But for a few bucks every 3-4 weeks is worth it to me." So WD-40 is bad for the cube, but possibly good for the turning, at least temporarily. That's the way the cubie crumbles. --Dan ]