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Subject: [OM] Re: stiff filter
From: Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 08:58:12 -0800
>  Mike Lazzari wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Vivitar polarizing filter that is very stiff to turn. By the
> > > weight of it I'd guess that the ring is made of aluminum. Any suggestion
> > > as to what to use as a lubricant?
> >
> > From: "Gary Edwards"
> >
> > I was going to recommend Boelube, which is paraffin based.
> >
> _____________________________
> >
> Is this the stuff developed by Boeing? Is it thin enough to penetrate
> into the ring? I don't mean the threads. Where do you get it? Thanks,
> Mike
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Jim Couch
>
> It is actually called BoeShield, and it does penetrate well. Many bicycle 
> shops
> sell it as a chain lubricant (mine included). If you can't find it locally let
> me know.
>
> Jim Couch
>
Thanks, I am familiar with BoeShield, I suspected that was what Gary
meant but thought perhaps there was another product of which I was
unfamiliar. I've been meaning to get a can of it anyway for woodworking.

Mike


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