All about the lube...

[alien]

Hey guys

Got my 06 infamous and im gonna be needing lube for it... the manual says DOW55 for internals and Tri-Flow for the bolt... surely you guys aint getting it from the USA - so where do i look to get this stuff in perth?

I know DOW and TriFlow are brand names so there's gotta be equivalents here in shops for use in plumbing or something right??

Cheers =)

[Neil]

Dow lubricant should be available form any good bearings shop....triflow is something the bike shops sell (not motor bike, ......push bike)

[Logan]

It's a timmy, shoot it till it falls apart =) - which going on current reliability and performance, will be never :lol:

damn... such a good gun...

[Mr FAT B]

Aron DOW 55 is also known as Molykote 55 (which is made by Dow Corning)
Mate let me know if you cant get it as I have some in stock.

As for the Tryflow I dont know but when you findout let me know.

[frogtwat]

im also curious about the lubes and stuff for my new borg sonic !!!
Any idea onthe prices???

[Jeroth]

Hey guys, i just went hunting for some of this stuff a few weeks ago. Go to BSC Motion Technology. As people have said its made by Dow Corning, but its called Molykote 55. They sell it for about 25$ a tube which is enough to last years.

http://www.bsc.com.au/html-bsc04/indexBSC.htm

O'Connor
Cnr Stock & Sainsbury Rds
(08) 9337 3000 (08) 9331 2179

Osborne Park
58 King Edward Rd
(08) 9841 7091 (08) 9841 8559

Welshpool
Unit 2/21 Kewdale Rd
(08) 9356 9266 (08) 9356 9715

[Dman]

Hey LOGAN,

It's a timmy, shoot it till it falls apart =) - which going on current reliability and performance, will be never


HEHE makes me giggle, I should really spend some time on my 06 timmy, but hey dont touch what aint broken mine is still rock'in on the same lube that it had in it from factory and that was probably 30 cases of paint ago give or take a couple.

Dman

[Logan]

I know I Know..... it has me sorely tempted..... DAMN IT.

Kizza would kill me if i sold out on the Proto :lol: mind you - his has been good to go from the start... mine's been a little cry baby :dance:

we shall see what we shall see.....

[alien]

Thanks for the help guys =) ill be grabbing some lube off wrothy if possible, and be hitting the bike shop for the tri-flow (its handy to know the owner of a bike shop!)

If i have success in finding the tri-flow, ill past on the info to everyone else (post it here).

[ghostrider]

ATOM Supplys 9351 3600 77 McDowell st Welshpool.
They Definatly carry DOW 33 and would pressume DOW 55. I am not sure if there is much difference but the Borgs use DOW 33.

[alien]

cool dude cheers.... i'd assume the number represents the thickness?

[frogtwat]

DUDE... just rang the number and it was a human resources number....

can you please ADD THE std code with your phone number

is it 02 or 03 or 05 ?????

[Neil]

The dow 33 is actually a low tempreture lubricant...originally designed for extreme low tempreture lubrication....such as co2 powered markers.
Dow 55 isnt for low temp but has similar lubrication properties.
Molycote 111 is a specific o-ring lubricant...very good for airsystems and some regulators but its a very thick lube, one good thing though, it does stay where you put it and dosent tend to "migrate" where it isnt wanted.
If your marker specifies using oil to lubricate it..KC make some very good lubricants for paintball guns or maybe angel "love juice"?
KC lubricants are available from www.ppba.com.au
Cya, Neil

[Timmy_C]

DUDE... just rang the number and it was a human resources number....

can you please ADD THE std code with your phone number

is it 02 or 03 or 05 ?????


The area code is 08 dude... tis in WA;)

[ghostrider]

I think the thicker lubricants may hold the bolt or ram back a bit maybe causing dropoff. :confused:

[alien]

OK, spoke to the bike shop, they have heard of triflow, but they use Inox Premium Grade Food Machinery grease "It can be used on O rings, plumbing seals, etc"... $6.95 a tube.

Ill be getting it from George's Bike Shop in Balcatta (ask for Gary) 08 9344 2393.

[Jeroth]

OK, spoke to the bike shop, they have heard of triflow, but they use Inox Premium Grade Food Machinery grease "It can be used on O rings, plumbing seals, etc"... $6.95 a tube.

Ill be getting it from George's Bike Shop in Balcatta (ask for Gary) 08 9344 2393.

u prly know this already, but Dow 55 lube is designed to slightly swell ur o-rings for a better seal, and the swelling is needed on certain markers, so just check whether timmy's need the swelling or not, that might be why they suggest to use dow 55.

[alien]

nar i re-read the manual... triflow on the bolt every chance you get, and dow 55 on all internals, on the ram every 5000 shots is recommended... the LPR every 20,000 or something...

[Jeroth]

nar i re-read the manual... triflow on the bolt every chance you get, and dow 55 on all internals, on the ram every 5000 shots is recommended... the LPR every 20,000 or something...

oh ok cool, yeh if it says dow55 itl prly be becos it needs the swelling on certain o-rings, thats only what ive read/heard tho, might be wrong.

[grizz]

I rang Macdev about lube for my Sonic and was told Molykote 33 for everything but the ram which they recommended Mk 55 as it swells the o-rings slightly- still sealing as they start wearing.
Mk33 comes in 2 "weights" as well, light and medium- service temps are the same, but dropping point and worked penetration are different.