Neolube by Huron Industries has been used in the nuclear power industry as a premium thread lubricant and anti-seize. It embodies many of the best characteristics of a dry lubricant:
- Long lasting
- Minimum dirt and dust collection
- Doesn’t dry to a goo like oil-based lubricants
- Much higher heat and pressure ranges
- Optimum for “maintenance free” applications
With these important characteristics, we have collected 101 Uses for Dry Lubricants. There are thousands of unique uses for these capable lubricants.
- Anti-sieze compound
- Locks of all types
- Dry lubricated bearings
- Nuclear industry valve caps
- Stainless fastener assembly
- Aluminum fastener assembly
- High temperatures – up to over 2000 deg F
- High pressure assemblies
- Sliding motions
- Reciprocating motions
- Chains
- Ceramics and polymer surfaces
- Metal forming with plastic deformation
- Extreme contact pressures
- Compounded into polymers for embedded lubrication
- Maintenance free applications
- Where cleanliness limits oil-based lubrication
- Hinges
- Band saw tables
- Threaded tools like C-clamps and vice grips
- Pivot points on heavy lift machinery like engine stands
- Inside your wheel wells to minimize ice buildup in winter
- Garage door rails
- Rust protection on automotive cast iron parts like brake calipers and master cylinders
- Exhaust manifolds on show cars (rust protection)
- Heavy duty wheels and casters such as welding carts
- Tiny parts that can’t get gunked up
- Leaf Springs
- Shafts
- Splines
- Bushings
- Seat slides
- Shears and scissors
- Automotive fasteners
- Mold release agent
- Minimize dirt and dust buildup
- Chemically inert needs
- Sliding windows
- Electric or electromagnetic actuators
- Remote control locking systems
- Automotive powered closures; sunroof and liftgates
- Flexible control cable internals
- Control cable attachment pivot points
- Conductive parts lubrication
- High-Alloy steels in high purity applications
- Dusty, dirty, or sandy environments
- Sliding drawers
- Bifold doors
- Printer rails
- Saw blades
- Wire drawing
- Billet coatings
- High-speed cutting tools
- Cylinder head and exhaust bolts
- Run-in of heavy components
- Prevent “stick-slip” for noise control
- Precise torquing requirement assembly
- Magnetic anchors (Temporary mounting without welding)
- Disc springs
- O-ring lubrication
- Plastic part lubrication
- Furniture wood to plastic lubrication
- Noise minimization for a wide range of material combinations
- Switches
- Knife-type disconnect switches
- Couplings
- Die cast machines
- Spark plugs
- Electrical connectors
- Latches
- General corrosion prevention
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Metalworking generally
- Vacuum applications
- Mine equipment
- Construction equipment in dirty areas
- Pin and pulley assemblies
- Pivots
- Anti-stick for chutes and slides
- Cart axles with no bearings
- Squeaky hardwood floor joints
- Open gears
- Conveyor chains
- Automobile hinges
- Snow blower anti-rust
- Trailer hitches
- Spare tire rack cable
- Pop up automobile lights
- Tire jack
- Gear rust prevention after etching
- Anti-freeze for car locks
- Rear view mirror balls
- Linkages of all types
- Winch cables
- Zippers of most materials
- Plastic shelving for disassembly
- Shaft keys and impellers for removal
- Garden tool rust prevention
- Bicycle seat and handlebar clamps
- Office chair squeaks
- Squeaking baby swings
Even with all the great Neolube uses possible, some caution is always advised:
- Be careful with use on plastics and the delivery mechanism of any dry lubricant you use. The problem is usually not with the graphite or Moly, but with the propellent for sprays or binder for paint on applications
- These same propellants can be harmful to electronic components such as in automobile doors
- Always use care around fabric or painted surfaces