Any Home Brew Slime recipies out there?

Flying Tiger · Criminal Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 70

Whats your recipe?

Last year at the Colorado River several companies were giving the stuff away,, and having a boat full of cute young girls = we got enough freebies to last the summer.

Now I have to buy the stuff and it ain't cheap.

Any homebrew slime remedies/recipies?

DJew Jake · Posted: May 20, 2004 4:03 am Post subject:

water + glcyeren

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Other than just buying it (by the gallon for me) you can use liquid dish soap, shaving cream, or KY jelly. There have been arguements many times in the past (look up binding lube in search) and some people have their opinions about dish soap drying the rubber, or shaving cream hurting the environment, but it all seems pretty inconclusive to me.

twitch88 · Posted: May 20, 2004 6:07 am Post subject:

i put dish soap and water into a squirt bottle and it works great. My thoughts about the dish soap on the rubber are that it is on there for such a short time that it couldn't do any damage and also my mixture is so thinned out that there is hardly any soap in it.

vette74 · Posted: May 20, 2004 8:01 am Post subject:

I use simple green (the cleaner) it works great.

indywakechica · Addict Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 645 City: Indianapolis

When I needed lube I'd use that cheap suave shampoo mixed with water in a spray bottle. I've seen all the arguments and just figured if it was safe for my hair it'd be gentle on the bindings and the oils in them and whatnot.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

indywakechica, but shampoos are designed to take oil out of your hair, and bindings are made to have oil in them so they don't dry out. I agree it's probably not a big deal. Maybe if you used it every day for 4 years it would start to have an effect but that doesn't seem like a good arguement.

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

palmolive or shaving cream for me

DJew Jake · Posted: May 20, 2004 2:31 pm Post subject:

im telling everyoen glycerin is cheep er and better then ANYTHING else

Maestro · Posted: May 20, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject:

Dish soap + Good Ol' H20... works like a charm

colefooter · Posted: May 20, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject:

i just use some dish soap, and some water and sometimes i throw in some shampoo, basically if its slippery it works.

rybassett17 · Addict Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 562 City: Cadillac

I take a bottle of dawn dump like 3/4 of it out then fill it back up with water and its like a perfect mix

bluefish86 · Posted: May 20, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject:

aFramer, how much do you dilute the glycerin? I tried a 10% solution, but it was too runny.

WakeTech · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 949 City: Edmonton

We have so much Glcerin from our ultra-sonic flowmeters lying around I'm going to have to give it a try. How does it dissolve and is it harmful to the environment ?

DJew Jake · Posted: May 20, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

WakeTech, No its not and it dissolves instantley as compared to dishsoap which gets stuck in the bindings. bluefish86, Ye its not thick u can add starch if you want to thicken it abit but if its runniy its ok just quirt it in then use your hand ti faom it up abit when it touches water it will disapear.

twitch88 · Posted: May 20, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject:

dish soap and water in a squirt bottle is the easiest. works like a charm and if you mix it properly it dissolves really quickly.

DJew Jake · Posted: May 20, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:

superx75, no evil dishsoap its to thick and clingy i hate it

twitch88 · Posted: May 20, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject:

aFramer, no serious i mix it super thin just enough to work, then when you get in the water you move your feet around and it is gone in like 2 seconds. no joke. and since i put it in a squirt bottle just two squirts on each binding and your in.

DJew Jake · Posted: May 21, 2004 4:04 am Post subject:

I ve done that man but dw soap is design to bind to greese and water, aka it sticks to your feet relay well u make think its gone but when u fall your board pops off.. glycerin just disapears instantly on contct with water

Flying Tiger · Criminal Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 70

sounds like maybe a combo of soap glycerine and starch and water.

We sure burn through the stuff,, it's $60 a gallon if you buy it.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Shaving cream
Shaving cream
Shaving cream

and did I mention

Shaving cream

BUT NOT THE GEL!!!!

wesgardner · Posted: May 21, 2004 7:51 am Post subject:

Hey Flying Tiger,

I use Safeway brand (or whatever's on sale) dishwashing liquid in the squeeze container...prolly can't get too much cheaper....

Wes

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

you can buy a gallon of the real stuff for approx $30 online. It's guaranteed to work, not hurt your bindings, and not hurt the environment

ryin · Criminal Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 66 City: Granby, MA

your can i pick up some glycerin?

Ski-Missouri-in-a-Supreme · Newbie Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 46

flyingTiger...I like your profile photo....which 1 are you?...and yes,soap and water..cheap and easy to get

DJew Jake · Posted: May 21, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject:

ryin, i think u mean WHERE and if so at the drugstore...

ryin · Criminal Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 66 City: Granby, MA

ya i did mean where, dont know how your got in there. alright im gonna go and get some glycerin

Sportster4Tec · Posted: May 22, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject:

Cheap Barbasol shaving cream (not get) You can get a bottle of it for like 99 cents and it last a long time. Works great.

Flying Tiger · Criminal Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 70

CENFLA · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 181 City: Orlando

SHAVING CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It, unlike dish soap completely disolves in the water, I find that if you use dish soap or any kind of soap, even if it is watered down stays in your bindings and you only end up using it again on your first fall when your bindings mysteriously slip right off so easily

Alan C · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 329 City: Calgary

the only problem with dish soap is that it encourages seaweed growth... which is super sick... i know that at my cabin we just used dish soap for a couple years.. didnt harm the bindings.... but now we got SOOOO much seaweed... and its only around where we put our bindings on... as soon as we changed to actual binding lube... which isnt that expensive.. cause u hardly use any at all... and you can get fairly cheap... all the seaweed magically disapeared....crazy

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Jun 09, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject:

no kidding, alan?

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Jun 09, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:

that could quite possibly explain why my enitre river is filled with seaweed! lol Mr. Green

WakeUpCT · Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 13

Soap on a rope!
Tie it to the swim platform so you don't lose it.

I use irish spring, but I'm sure any will work Laughing

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 10:19 am Post subject:

We just use dawn soap