I was surprised to get a call from Jane today. She wanted to know what solvent to use to clean her RollerBlade bearings. Justin told her I’ve done this before which I have. I’m sure there are better things to use – like a real degreaser. But I’ve used mineral spirits (AKA paint thinner) in the past. I have probably tried to use acetone, but it’s not as good. I hope this helps her.
Then there’s the issue of what sort of grease to use after they’re clean. I have some heavy duty automotive bearing grease in a big tub, and I also have some lighter SLX (Synthetic/Lithium Complex) oil in a tiny bottle. The former is cheap, and easy, and the latter I picked up at an inline skate shop, and was probably expensive (I can’t remember). My plan is to send her a small (1 tablespoon) packet of the cheap stuff.
Now I’ve gotta convince my wife that the postal service won’t confiscate it in shipment. She’s worried that this packet of dark brown goop is a national security risk. Geez, what has the world come to?
i’m more surprised that she didn’t balk at your using food sealer to seal bearing grease.
Comment by Justin — July 27, 2004 @ 2:49 pm
Hmmm, I was thinking of editing the image and removing the “Foo”, but thought no one would care – WRONG!
Comment by Bri — July 28, 2004 @ 2:23 am
The packet is in the mail, I hope it helps.
Comment by Bri — July 29, 2004 @ 2:25 am