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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Ice Shack Tips => Topic started by: Deal Ninja on Feb 03, 2019, 05:57 AM
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Help here guys. I have a Polar Bird 3T and the steel end caps on my poles and sockets in the hubs themselves have gotten rusty. It’s making the hubs harder to open and a lot of friction, squeaking, etc. What’s a good lubricant to use to nip this rust in the bud and also a method of delivery to get it where I need it to go? Something that won’t make a mess or start to stink down the road? What has worked well for you?
Thanks!
DN
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Something like CRC white lithium grease. Another option would be Primis LubeGel (if it is still available). The gel is thick and sticks to where it is applied. Has the fishing picked up in your neighborhood?
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I would use something like Kroil to break down the rust and get it moving them come back with a type of grease that would stay put and prevent it from rusting again. Kroil is my go to for everything. It is like PB blaster on steroids.
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Something like CRC white lithium grease. Another option would be Primis LubeGel (if it is still available). The gel is thick and sticks to where it is applied. Has the fishing picked up in your neighborhood?
Hi Ed! Thanks! Will take a look at the CRC and the Primis. Was out Friday and did ok on the panfish, but skunked so far this year on eyes. Be back at it today. We’re de-silting all of the catch basins where feeder streams enter the lake and it’s made for some really dirty water. I think they finished up yesterday hopefully.
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What’s a good lubricant to use to nip this rust in the bud and also a method of delivery to get it where I need it to go? Something that won’t make a mess or start to stink down the road? What has worked well for you?
Thanks!
DN
This stuff is amazing. https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html)
It is lanolin based and will not harm your plastic hubs. It is both a lubricant and a corrosion/rust inhibitor.
More info at this link. I buy it in the aerosol can and a little, goes a long ways. https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html)
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This stuff is amazing. https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html)
It is lanolin based and will not harm your plastic hubs. It is both a lubricant and a corrosion/rust inhibitor.
More info at this link. I buy it in the aerosol can and a little, goes a long ways. https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html)
Hey, Berkebile is from Somerset, PA.
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This stuff is amazing. https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/protection-first-class.html)
It is lanolin based and will not harm your plastic hubs. It is both a lubricant and a corrosion/rust inhibitor.
More info at this link. I buy it in the aerosol can and a little, goes a long ways. https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html
(https://www.berkebileoil.com/product-information.html)
Thanks Huntidave! That might be the ticket and my local NAPA stocks it too!
DN
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Break Free CLP.
I use the stuff on everything. CLP stands for clean, lubricate, protect. And in my experience it sure does all of these. A little goes a long way and using one of the little straws as an applicator should work fine. it doesn't seem to have too hard of time finding its way into the inner parts of mechanisms where you want it to go. Even if you don't use it on your hubs, it wouldnt hurt to have some around the house.