Using DuPont™ Teflon™ Multi-Use Lubricant as chain lube?  WBW reviewed it... Sorta:  Web Bike World Review

Looks interesting to me... It's cheap... Not as messy as the PJ1 Blue crap, but just as easy...  Isn't sticky, so it won't attract MORE dirt like the PJ1...

What do you all think?  Anyone using it now?

Very interesting.  When I run out of chain lube in like 5 years I might consider trying it, if I remember...

still on my original cans.  I am going to get some to try

I also have a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE can of chain lube...  But, I friggen hate it...  So, I think I'm gonna pick up a can of this crap instead.

If someone reports back positively, maybe I'll shelf my old chain lube early

Sounds basically like the chain wax I already use. At least I can get it cheaper now.   

Best chain lube ever: Automatic Transmission Fluid.  I kid you not.  Try it and you'll never go back, I promise.

Yup, everything I've read says that the DuPont Teflon lube is supposed to be perfect for MC chains.  It dries, so it wont fling off and it wont attract dirt.

-Turd.

Quote from: thirdman on May 22, 2007, 09:02:43 AM
Best chain lube ever: Automatic Transmission Fluid.  I kid you not.  Try it and you'll never go back, I promise.

I have heard that ... I have also heard that for suspension fluid - as in use ATF in the forks.
Problem is ... there is 2 different types of transmission fluid. Mercron or dexcron or trinitron or whatever and the other crap. Which one I'd first clean the chain I have wiht that and see how it goes. Then try it to lube it ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: thirdman on May 22, 2007, 09:02:43 AM
Best chain lube ever: Automatic Transmission Fluid.  I kid you not.  Try it and you'll never go back, I promise.

fling off the chain?

Quote from: ajaxgs on May 22, 2007, 10:03:32 AM
fling off the chain?

Yeah, and it would be a dirt magnet.

4d

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 22, 2007, 10:38:14 AM

Quote from: ajaxgs on May 22, 2007, 10:03:32 AM
fling off the chain?

Yeah, and it would be a dirt magnet.

Surprisingly, not.  I used it extensively on my BMW F650 (dual sport), and even riding it in the dirt, it did not get gunked up as you'd expect.  As far as fling goes, it is very 'thin', so you are unable to overdo it on the chain (or else it immediately drips off), and what does get flung is very, very thin and wipes off VERY easily.  I've tried tons of different products, both chain lube specific and not, and I will never go back. 

But, hey... do whatever floats your boat.  As cheap as ATF is, I would recommend giving it a try and forming your very own opinon.   

Quote from: thirdman on May 22, 2007, 10:56:56 AM
But, hey... do whatever floats your boat.  As cheap as ATF is, I would recommend giving it a try and forming your very own opinon.   

I've got a few bottles out in the garage, I'm going to have to try that out.

-Turd.

Quote from: thirdman on May 22, 2007, 10:56:56 AM

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 22, 2007, 10:38:14 AM

Quote from: ajaxgs on May 22, 2007, 10:03:32 AM
fling off the chain?

Yeah, and it would be a dirt magnet.

Surprisingly, not.  I used it extensively on my BMW F650 (dual sport), and even riding it in the dirt, it did not get gunked up as you'd expect.  As far as fling goes, it is very 'thin', so you are unable to overdo it on the chain (or else it immediately drips off), and what does get flung is very, very thin and wipes off VERY easily.  I've tried tons of different products, both chain lube specific and not, and I will never go back. 

But, hey... do whatever floats your boat.  As cheap as ATF is, I would recommend giving it a try and forming your very own opinon.   

how do you apply it pour on or put it in a spray bottle??

I actually just lubed my chain a few minutes ago, Weird.

I noticed that my can of Maxim was starting to go dry and thought I'd have to buy another can of lube soon, then I noticed that I had a nearly full can behind it on the shelf. I'm feeling cheap these days so I guess I'll wait till that one's dry before buying this stuff.

It'd probally work great for a cable lube, like on clutch cables. I've noticed that chain wax is a little too heavy and makes the clutch pull too heavy compared to a lighter lube. Too bad my new bike dosn't have any cable, except the choke.

Anyways, somebody try it out for a few thousand miles then report back.

Quote from: ajaxgs on May 22, 2007, 11:10:46 AM

Quote from: thirdman on May 22, 2007, 10:56:56 AM

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 22, 2007, 10:38:14 AM

Quote from: ajaxgs on May 22, 2007, 10:03:32 AM
fling off the chain?

Yeah, and it would be a dirt magnet.

...But, hey... do whatever floats your boat.  As cheap as ATF is, I would recommend giving it a try and forming your very own opinon.   

how do you apply it pour on or put it in a spray bottle??

I use an old contact-lens solution bottle and drip/squirt it on.  I have heard that some folks use a paint brush, and brush it on.  I have also used an old Windex bottle... it comes out as a steady stream, not a mist, but it comes out FAST.  Too fast for me, which is why I switched.

On old non o-ring chains that were always on the old bikes and scooters I worked on when I was younger I used gear oil, which has basicly the same properties as ATF except that it's thicker. It always seemed to work fine but I never had those bies on the road too long before they broke or I got rid of them. It did fling off onto the wheel and tire though.

I currently use chain wax, it diesnt attrack dirt very bad at all.  It does however feel a little tacky and if that stuff dries then its def better, provided it lubes the chain enough.  I am going to get a can next lube.

I use a chain wax myself...

I thought ATF wasn't supposed to be a very good lubricant as far as lubricants are concerned. I think of it as more like hydraulic fluid, with limited lubrication qualities.


For cables though, use Silicone lube. It's even better if you can get your hands on some industrial stuff (Bowman, for example) that produces a thicker silicone film. It's intensely slippery, not suitable for chains or anything like that, but, for cables it's the only thing I use. I'm not as hardcore into mountain biking as I used to be, but that's what I used on all my mtb cables as well. And those cables saw 100X more dirt and grime in 1 ride than my motorcycle ever will...

Just some thoughts.