Bicycle lock lube ?

[Wester]

Would it be ok to use bicycle chain lube as bicycle lock lube ?

 

[fossyant]

Yes

 

[ianrauk]

Its what I usually use

 

[lazybloke]

I used GT85 last week; don't know if another product would be more suitable, but it did the job splendidly.

 

[MichaelW2]

Dry lock lube is better.

 

[fossyant]

Here we go....

 

[fossyant]

There is an argument you can gunge the locking mechanism up, but you'd have to be using lots of lube, and getting the lock dirty.

I don't remember the last time I've lubed a lock, but it will just get a squirt of GT85 if it does, as GT85 is pretty darn good on STI shifters.

 

[si_c]

Assuming a D-Lock here, but I did use regular WD40 for a while but if left outside all the time it gets washed out. Wet Lube works well but can attract dirt and as noted that can gunk up the mechanism but it's easy enough to flush out with a can of spray brake cleaner and then relubricate.
Best option for me is silicon lubricant (WD-40 have it in their specialist range), it works really well, doesn't wash out or attract dirt. I use it for a number of things - the pistons for disc brakes for one - but it's also good for sticky curtain track amongst other things.

 

[Dadam]

I would NEVER use silicone for metal to metal lubrication. It promotes galling.
Fantastic for plastic-plastic or metal-plastic. Not metal-metal. You might get away with it on a low load application like a lock but I wouldn't risk it

 

[lazybloke]

Assuming a D-Lock here, but I did use regular WD40 for a while but if left outside all the time it gets washed out. Wet Lube works well but can attract dirt and as noted that can gunk up the mechanism but it's easy enough to flush out with a can of spray brake cleaner and then relubricate.
Best option for me is silicon lubricant (WD-40 have it in their specialist range), it works really well, doesn't wash out or attract dirt. I use it for a number of things - the pistons for disc brakes for one - but it's also good for sticky curtain track amongst other things.

Ah, there might still be an aerosol of silicon spray in my wife's wardrobe; for making rubber-wear shiny.

I'll leave it at that, makes my life sound far more interesting than it actually is.

 

[fossyant]

I would NEVER use silicone for metal to metal lubrication. It promotes galling.
Fantastic for plastic-plastic or metal-plastic. Not metal-metal. You might get away with it on a low load application like a lock but I wouldn't risk it

Great for fork seals !