nut/hardware lubricants

[PaoloGilberto]

hi guys,

has anyone used this products?
Amazon.com: GHS A94 GraphitAll Guitar Lubricant: Everything Else
LP LP238 Lug Lube | Musician's Friend
they are available on one of music stores in my city

until now I used for nut guitar grease from stewmac, but is sticky for hardware

thanks

 

[Gio_Force_One]

I have never used it but Stan at the local repair shop here swears by soap on guitar nuts . He has a bar of soap on his work bench an he rubs it on the nut every setup. Who knows if it really works but my setups have always been great.

 

[PaoloGilberto]

hey , I've heard that too , never tested it though )
but for bridge - the 2 studs , knife edges??

 

[Gio_Force_One]

For the bridge I am not really sure

 

[wolfbone07]

On stud posts for bridges I use Carmex lip balm. Rotate the post slightly, apply lip balm, rotate back into place. Like it in the nut slots also.

 

[uOpt]

I use soft pencil, aka pure graphite in the nut.

People combine it with vaseline or use one of the commercial products because the pure pencil is gone pretty quickly. But I don't want black goo everywhere and rather re-pencil every now and then. Also, the effect for the most part lasts even after it blew off.

 

[Warg Master]

I've used the pencil one before.. not bad... I use Big Bend's Nut Sauce with much success... on the nut and the trem posts for the trem equipped.... anywhere that rubs really.

Yes. I use nut sauce on my balls.

 

[jbert]

Big Bends Nut Sauce user here as well. Works very well for nut and bridge slots. Have also used it to lubricate trem posts. A tube lasts forever.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I always find if the nut is cut correctly, there is no need to lubricate. That said, I don't use a wobbler-arm.

 

[dedeman]

I used some with success although it kinda gets dirt which then has to cleaned...

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

You know what I used yesterday to lube my nut and knife edges,... Mineral oil, the little bottle that comes with hair clippers, is pure food grade mineral oil, and it worked great!

 

[DrKev]

Just be careful with liquid oils - use only the absolute minimum necessary and wipe up all excess. Try to avoid liquids seeping into woods and finish.

Personally, I've switched to white lithium grease (I got a 40g tube on amazon from a bicycle repair store) applied with a toothpick or the edge of business card. All the advantages of mineral oils with none of the mess. There is chapstick in my gig bag for gig emergencies.

 

[FantasyMetal]

I've used the pencil one before.. not bad... I use Big Bend's Nut Sauce with much success... on the nut and the trem posts for the trem equipped.... anywhere that rubs really.

Yes. I use nut sauce on my balls.

I am also a firm believer in Big Bend's Nut Sauce!

 

[Spudmurphy]

I use soft pencil, aka pure graphite in the nut.

People combine it with vaseline or use one of the commercial products because the pure pencil is gone pretty quickly.

Yup I do exactly that too.

 

[t_rod]

Dr. Ducks Axe Wax. I twist a cotton swab into a point then add a drop of the oil. Now just dab it in the nut slots and presto. I do the same for my saddles and my guitar stays in tune great.

 

[ksandvik]

I'm a lip balm user myself, works really well.