Slick 50 One Lube "Bearings"

[Chuck]

Yo,
Anyone have any personal experience using this oil with their skates?
Saw the referece to this stuff on a web site. It costs alot though,
$1.99 for a huge can!!! (HA HA) If the stuff works, the can would be a
lifetime suppy no doubt, or until some "new" lube comes out.

[John Doe]

Any of these ptfe-based products are bad. The reason I say they are bad
is because they can create such a lack of friction that bearings don't
rotate the way they were designed to, potentially creating failure of
parts that rely on said bearings to act the way they are designed to
act. I have seen parts wear that aren't supposed to wear, because the
bearings weren't doing their job. This is in regards to motorcycle
engines, which is my background, but I never liked what I saw when
ptfe-based lubricants had been used. Save the teflon for your frying
pan, or if you are the type of person that really feels that Splitfire
spark plugs will increase your horsepower and gas mileage, then by all
means, use Slick50 on everything you've got.
There are times when teflon coating a moving part is ok (teflon makes a
good wrist pin retainer, teflon coating is useful in high
performance/short lived drag racing motors), but stick with petroleum
based lubricants. Synthetic lubricants have their own set of
shortcomings, but in my experience petroleum based synthetic blends are
excellent, so if you want to spend more on oil to make yourself feel
special, look for products labeled as semi-synthetic. Silkolene and Bel
Ray are both excellent brands and can be found in most motorcycle shops.
Motorcycle lubricants, being designed for higher revving, hotter running
motors tend to be much better quality than automotive lubricants.
Sorry if my reply was only marginally related to inline skating.

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