Boot Lube Substitute

Goobster · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

I Could use a little.. my bindings are not broken in yet and its a little struggle for my to get my foot in..

whats else could you use a boot lube dish soap? lol

snowmonkey · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 103

watered down DAWN
or sperm Wink

snowmonkey · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 103

watered down DAWN
or sperm Wink

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

some people use dish soap others use shaving cream

Dish soap is bad for your bindings (arguably)
Shaving cream is bad for the environment (arguably)

onomado · Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 45

I have a dawn bottle on my boat (suction bindings are terrible without lube), and I water it down so it is about 4-1 water to soap. But once the soap washes out of the bindings, they are a bitch to get out of again...so I just have to eat $HIT really hard to get out of my bindings...lol Laughing

JP O'Brien · Posted: May 05, 2006 7:18 am Post subject:

wats dawn is it washing up liquid or wat

Zack_Attack · Posted: May 05, 2006 7:28 am Post subject:

NO!! Go get a nice economy size bottle of Suave Conditioner, NOT SHAMPOO. That is the best stuff I have found. Its greasy enough to get your foot in and if you kick your legs about three times after you get in, it completely washes the remaining conditioner out of your bindings. And it doesn't suds up.

brath5 · Outlaw Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 222 City: Winnipeg

any type of dishwashing sope watered down should be alright...yes dawn is a type of dish soap.

H20orSnowLetsGo · Posted: May 08, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject:

Using dish soap might give the fish diarrhea Razz

osjobe · Newbie Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 2 City: Somewhere in

Go to Home depot and buy electraglide from the electrical department, it is used to pull wire through conduit. It is water soluble (sp?), and half the price for a quart. DONT GET THE YELLOW STUFF. Make sure it's the Clear Glide.

ozwest · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 112

Whatever you decide to use, please make sure it's biodegradable. Like H20orSnowLetsGo said, "Using dish soap might give the fish diarrhea. Shocked

motobill · Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 26

After reading some posts on boot lube and thinking about the world and our place in it, I decided to do some research on biodegradable dishwashing soaps. Although there are articles/people that say biodegradable isn't biodegradable (because of how long it takes to break down), I decided to buy Seventh Generation dishwashing soap. I diluted it 3 parts water to 1 part soap and put it in a spray bottle. As a first time rider in brand new boots, I think it worked great and I feel better having used a product that is "green." Check out the website:
www.seventhgeneration.com
You can even download a coupon for $1.00 off. I bought it at a local health food store for $2.99 w/o the coupon. Maybe not as cheap as Dawn or shaving cream, but less than Moose Juice, etc. and a small investment in the planet.
P.S. Even though I sound like one, I'm not a tree hugger - not that that's a bad thing.

mskier01 · Criminal Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 87 City: Dorset

I use the Seventh Generation Dishsoap and it works great.

I found it at my local grocery store but I am also in VT so people tend to be a bit more eco-friendly up here than other parts of the country.

And as motobill said I am also not a treehugger, but do like to go out and fish everyonce in a while so anything that won't hurt them makes me happy!

c0mp|ex · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 61 City: San Antonio

if you have time to search for a biodegradable dish soap and then dilute it.. isnt it just way simpler to order some toejam or just buy binging lube..

motobill · Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 26

c0mp|ex · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 61 City: San Antonio

they make enviroment safe and biodegradable binding lube too..

AndrewStrang · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 11

i would not reccommend using washign up liquids etc as they damage your bindings over time, stick to proper binding lube as its better for the envirorment and wont harm your bindings.

Robert Harp · Guest

i use newt juice, it's biodegredeable, and slippery as hell. I like it.

rockinguitar876 · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 129 City: h-town

i always use soap in the bottle it works great

Scorch07 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 40

I use dish soap

gilbert · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 56

one of the best ive found is defenantly baby oil the stuff is perfect because it lasts more than on time, its like having broken in binding on the first ride!

OkieBoarders · Newbie Joined: 24 May 2006 Posts: 24 City: OKC

OK, I am pretty new to wakeboarding and I have used the straight line Lava Lube. Its pretty cheap, but no one has mentioned that?!?!?

beltxrider · Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 12 City: austin

shaving cream works really well for me and it floats so if you drop it into the water it doesnt sink to the bottom. its pretty cheap too.

Robert Harp · Guest

yeah, newt juice floats.. we just toss it to riders in the water and whatnot.

wildbill · Outlaw Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 200 City: austin

Robert Harp · Guest

lmao wildbill. haha. it's not made for boots.

H20orSnowLetsGo · Posted: Jul 12, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

my hyperlite spin's are really nice. I just make sure they're wet before I put them on and don't have a problem. Can get them on while in the water (feet don't come out often except on really wicked crashes) and they fit great. Haven't needed lube, though I wonder... would Pam Cooking Spray work?

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

i agree with the guy who mentioned suave conditioner. i think mine is the finese brand, but my experience is that any cheap conditioner works great. i don't know how environment friendly it is, but i'm not the type of guy who dwells on that. for about $1 a bottle that has lasted me over a month, you can't beat that.