Molykote 1292

GHP,

Sorry for the interval of time to answer your question.

Please contact Stephen Phillips he is the distributor for the UK.

tribolubeuk@aol.com

Regards,

David Lodwick

Hi Randy.

Where can I get this in the UK? (Without having to buy 1Kg of the stuff!?)

Antacid,

We have a Tribolube distributor for you as well. Please contact Andy Fritz.

info@rebreatherlab.com

Regards,

David

what about in Singapore?

 

i agree i've got too many o-rings and greases to worry about. the lady at the local ikelite distributor said "coloured" (as in non-black) o-rings should use the grease supplied. for me that refers to inon strobe o-rings, and sea&sea housing o-rings..while black o-rings on the ikelite system can use any of the silicone grease that comes with cameras, strobes, or whatever.

 

is this true? i've been using the inon & sea&sea supplied grease for almost everything, and so far so good.

 

of course, i would like to have a single grease that i know for sure that is safe, and works well with all the rubber we lug around.

 

thanks!

what about in Singapore?

 

i agree i've got too many o-rings and greases to worry about. the lady at the local ikelite distributor said "coloured" (as in non-black) o-rings should use the grease supplied. for me that refers to inon strobe o-rings, and sea&sea housing o-rings..while black o-rings on the ikelite system can use any of the silicone grease that comes with cameras, strobes, or whatever.

 

is this true? i've been using the inon & sea&sea supplied grease for almost everything, and so far so good.

 

of course, i would like to have a single grease that i know for sure that is safe, and works well with all the rubber we lug around.

 

thanks!

Out of ignorance I bought a tube of sea & sea O-ring grease to use on my Ikelite Housing o-ring (black).

My buddy informed me that some o-ring greases are not to be used with certain types of O-rings.

I'm confused.

The ikelite web site says "any quality silicon grease is OK"

It all depends who you talk to.

All this o-ring stuff has become very confusing for no apparent reason, other than to possibly sell these little tubes of "special grease". Buna (black) o-rings require a good quality silicone grease. A big tube will last for years. Silicone (red) o-rings require NO grease - use spit as lubricant. There is no engineering based reason to use the pretty colored o-rings on anything we use underwater. Buna works just fine. I use S&S strobes & sync cords. First thing I do is replace their blue o-rings with buna. One basic grease for everything. This is not rocket science.

Out of ignorance I bought a tube of sea & sea O-ring grease to use on my Ikelite Housing o-ring (black).

My buddy informed me that some o-ring greases are not to be used with certain types of O-rings.

I'm confused.

The ikelite web site says "any quality silicon grease is OK"

It all depends who you talk to.

It actually all depends on what the o-ring is made from.

"Ordinary" silicone grease is fine with Ikelite o-rings. It's the fancy rings (usually coloured) that swell if the wrong grease is used. The "fancy" (and expensive) silicones will work with buna o-rings, but why pay for the expensive lubricant?

Despite paranoia (see above) I have used Molykote 1292 on all of my o-rings, buna and silicone, for 6 years now with no problems, despite the addition of polyurea to control its viscosity.

I'm not sure about spit, as a protein residue may build up on the o-ring or in the groove if not regularly cleaned...

Replacing silicone with buna isn't feasible for some of the o-rings in current use, particularly on compact camera housings.

Tim

It actually all depends on what the o-ring is made from.

 

"Ordinary" silicone grease is fine with Ikelite o-rings. It's the fancy rings (usually coloured) that swell if the wrong grease is used. The "fancy" (and expensive) silicones will work with buna o-rings, but why pay for the expensive lubricant?

 

Despite paranoia (see above) I have used Molykote 1292 on all of my o-rings, buna and silicone, for 6 years now with no problems, despite the addition of polyurea to control its viscosity.

 

I'm not sure about spit, as a protein residue may build up on the o-ring or in the groove if not regularly cleaned...

 

Replacing silicone with buna isn't feasible for some of the o-rings in current use, particularly on compact camera housings.

 

Tim

 

If I had a big tub of 1292, I would probably use it too, but I think the question was about what to buy. In that case, finding a grease that is all purpose and not full of gunk would be where i started. Given that these things are incredibly cheap per use (not per kg) I would opt away from some of the more organic type fillers.

Bill

JIS metric o-rings are available. The hard part is determining the proper size. The small control o-rings are buna, so no problem. We seldom mess with these anyway. So I'm basically talking about the main housing & port o-rings here, in particular the pretty colored ones ( blue, yellow, etc). Red silicone is ok if you just don't grease it. Water or split is free & easy to come by. Any time the main o-ring is removed (try to minimize this), also clean its groove & all will be fine. Just trying to make life a little easier. In the olden days there were no "special" o-ring compounds, & no leaks (at least not due to compound).