09-10-2012, 12:13 PM
(09-10-2012, 11:05 AM)Sunset Machine Wrote: I have a can of heavy bulk automotive grease (thick, honey colored, I'd like to call it EP4) that I satisfactorily used on some large gears (24") earlier this year. I've also used, and prefer, some "chassis grease" from Napa Auto parts. It's a light yellowish color with tackifiers, the way lube thins it without reducing the tackifiers. The bulk grease has no tackifiers, it all comes from the added way lube.
That's really what I'm after - tackified, soupy grease. Thick enough to not spin off but thin enough to travel, which the tackifiers seem to help with. Tackifiers are those web-like strands, they redistribute the lube. I mix a batch as needed in a small can, brush it on with a chip brush. Lasts much longer than an application of spray on "open gear lube".
Thanks for the info. I have white lithium grease and Red "N" Tacky #2 greases. Would the way oil mix with either of those? Otherwise I'll just pick up some grease from Napa.
Ed