Re: Grease and waxes

On Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:46:08 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 7/2/2024 9:02 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 7/1/2024 1:12 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:

As usual the obvious candidates without a shred of
knowledge of chemistry told you all that I didn't know
what I was talking about when I said that Silca was
making a block that looked like Chocolate that converted
grease to wax.

 
No, Tom, no one told you that. Silca has been marketing
their "strip-chip" for a while now.
 
https://silca.cc/collections/chain-lube-wax/products/strip-chip
 
 

>
I have continued to be curious why people that know
nothing would say things about which they know nothing.
Grease and wax asr ONE chemical chain from being the same
thing. Where the hell do you get Candle Wax from - TALLOW
- which is animal fat.

 
wow...Candles have been made from paraffin for over a
century. The only people making tallow candles are
hand-crafting types. Industrial greases and waxes (including
paraffin) are petroleum derivatives, not animal derivatives.
 
 

The lubricating grease on a new chain (SRAM no longer put
this grease on a chain) is petroleum based but the
chemistry is the same. >>
And what would bring the usual noisome candidates to call
Silca liars because I reported their product?

 
People criticized your alternative-universe laws of physics,
not Silca's product offering.

Regarding "looks like chocolate".
>
No meaning whatsoever. Excellent molybdenum rich greases
look exactly like black crud. Lubriplate 107 looks like
yellow butter. They perform well for their intended
applications.

I prefer blood red grease (assembly lube, tacky grease, high temp,
wheel bearings, etc):
<https://www.google.com/search?q=tacky+red+grease&tbm=isch>
It's good for hiding the cuts I get from working with things that have
sharp edges.  There are other grease colors:
<https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/29531/grease-color-quality>
Care for a strawberry flavored pudding?  (I vaguely recall one red
grease that had a "do not eat" warning, but I can't find it now).


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