Author Topic: Lubricant for Chipmunk canopy guide rails? (Read 1050 times)

Dean Cross · « **on:** Tuesday April 11, 2006, 07:31:58 UTC »

Since the avilable products and technology has changed much in the last 60 years, could anybody tell me what the preferred lubricant is for canopy guide rails/ slider blocks ?
Thanks
Dec

Bob · « **Reply #1 on:** Thursday April 20, 2006, 14:06:20 UTC »

we use aeroshell 7, seems OK!

Dean Cross · « **Reply #2 on:** Thursday April 20, 2006, 20:57:47 UTC »

Thanks
DC

Dick Gower · « **Reply #3 on:** Wednesday July 05, 2006, 02:16:12 UTC »

Quote from: Dean Cross

Since the avilable products and technology has changed much in the last 60 years, could anybody tell me what the preferred lubricant is for canopy guide rails/ slider blocks ?
Thanks
Dec

I use a Dow Carning spray with Teflon particles. It dries and leaves a Teflon coating.

Dean Cross · « **Reply #4 on:** Friday July 07, 2006, 16:16:25 UTC »

Thanks Dick

Duncan · « **Reply #5 on:** Friday July 07, 2006, 18:45:29 UTC »

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It dries and leaves a Teflon coating.

Could do with some of that at work when the brown smelly stuff hits the fan!!

Dick Gower · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday July 11, 2006, 00:11:47 UTC »

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It dries and leaves a Teflon coating.

Could do with some of that at work when the brown smelly stuff hits the fan!!

Knew a pilot called "The Teflon Kid" because no matter what happened, nothing stuck to him!