Binding lube

ac88926 · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject: Binding lube

Hey i was wondering what can be used for binding lube? Anything else cheaper than buying the lube online?

Ctipping · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 4:55 pm Post subject:

baby shampoop....doesn't wreck boots like normal soap.....also, go to a pharmacy and ask for glycerin...cheap, instantly dissolves and not smelly at all. put it in a spray bottle.....o, and by the way, most binding lube is glycerin and colouring

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject:

Just use soap, if you wash it out you will be fine and make sure there is no bubbles of soap left.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Liquid*Force*Rider, no way man soap is death on neoprene, it leaves a residue that when combined with UV from the sun fries bindings

Ctipping, pretty good advice

ac88926, do what I do, buy a big @ss jug of it, them mix it 50-50 with water, plenty enough slide, and it lasts twice as long, we put ours in Zep squirt bottles

colefooter · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject:

Next season im going to do what Kento911 does and get a lot of glycerin and make some, but normally i just use good ole water and cheap soap from the dollar store.

ac88926 · Posted: Jan 31, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:

ok thanks man

t b d · Criminal Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 60 City: Coral Springs

shaving cream works

The_Vandall18 · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 22 City: Gallatin

shaving cream works great or conditionar for the stor its real slick and doesn't wreck bindings

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

there have been a million threads on this. The basic conclusion from them all is:

Soap: Dries out bindings. Can lead to cracking.
Shaving cream: bad for the environment.

The glycerin advice here is good and will work without side effects. But I just buy the 1 gallon juggs online. It takes a couple years to go through a gallon.

Ctipping · Posted: May 16, 2005 10:20 am Post subject:

Wakebrad, where do you get them online?

Ledmech · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 69 City: Gainesville

I've been using soap for 2 yrs on the same bindings. No probs yet but probobly cause I buy the cheap $hit.

Plus, my feet smell like apples all the time Cool

joedirt00 · Posted: May 16, 2005 10:51 am Post subject:

I have been experimenting and found that (3) 4 ounce tubes of Generic KY Jelly to about 1/2 gallon of water works great. A tube costs 1.80 at Walmart so you're into it for around 6 bucks. It's water soluble so it clears out of your bindings pretty quick. The water thins it out so it can still be sprayed with a regular spray bottle but stays slick enough to use.

I ended up making a gallon by the time I was done mixing, the cashier looked at me funny when I showed up with 8 tubes of KY at the register and nothing else. Laughing

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

Ctipping, sorry I meant I buy the real stuff online. It's not really that expensive and it's no hassle. I think I got a gallon of lava for $30. Been through a season and a half and I'm not even halfway through. So it's really not that expensive.

Ledmech · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 69 City: Gainesville

8 tubes of KY at the register....lololol. You should've asked her what she was doing later Very Happy

TexasDevil · Criminal Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 74 City: Dallas Texas

suntan lotion works good for me

Mikey27 · Posted: May 17, 2005 9:36 am Post subject:

TexasDevil, Doesnt suntan lotion stay greasey?

downsideup · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 344

RadDad · Criminal Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 51 City: Raleigh NC

Wire pulling lubricant works really well , not greasy & washes off in water. You can buy it at home improve stores like Lowes or Home Depot in the electrical section or at an electrical supply store.

madd_wakebrdr · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 40 City: Raleigh

i used a mix of suntan lotion and dishsoap and that made my feet slide right in, and i wear size 12 1/2 shoes Exclamation

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

anyrhing slippery can basically be used for binding lube... It may not be the most environmentally safe, but soap works...also shaving cream, hair gel and other gels work... The best to go with has to be the lube though... Mix it half and half with water to make more for less!!! Rolling Eyes