Putting together my AR I watched a few videos of good ole Larry Potterfield building an AR and he was using copious amounts of a white synthetic grease on parts.
I mean dang, is he selling grease or knowledge?
I do like his videos. He cuts to the chase.
So what grease do you use?

Super Lube Synthetic Grease. Comes in a silver tube, and I use it on my Garand. I took an artist's paint brush from my wife and cut the handle short. Just use a little.

CDFingers

Yes I think that's what he was using. I couldn't see the tube very well.

That's the stuff on the left. NAPA grease seems a little better with heat, The little tube of anti-seize is for all the setscrews on dies and presses.

There it is, gentlemen. And that is a fine collection of go-to's.

CDFingers

I had some lithium grease somewhere round here. It's pretty old so guess I'll get some new grease.
Guess I better pull my grip and grease the detent and spring before I do the buffer tube. grrr

It's going to be nice to have two AR 15's that if need be swap parts when end of days hits. Plus I have an extra trigger parts kit.

I was gonna say "MAGA tears"--....

YankeeTarheel wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 1:58 pm I was gonna say "MAGA tears"--....

Salty and corrosive.

CDFingers

My wife is a weirdo. I asked her to stop and pick up a tube of Super Lube on the way home from work and she started yelling at me like "I don't need that stuff" and hung up on me.

Be careful what you reload.

CDFingers

Another vote for Super Lube synthetic.
And Superzylla for anything stuck.
Never seen anything work like it.

CDFingers wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:27 pm

YankeeTarheel wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 1:58 pm I was gonna say "MAGA tears"--....

Salty and corrosive.

CDFingers

Yeah, but I just want to shove that in the MAGAtts' faces!

With respect to this grease, I forgot to mention I also use it on the 1911 and the MKII. With that artist's brush I can put just a thin film right where it's supposed to go. Too much actually will trap dirt and cause unnecessary abrasion. A little dab'll do ya, as it were.

CDFingers

'Long as ya keep da Brylcreem outta' dere...

Found some at Ace Hardware. It's in a gray tube, says Super Lube Synthetic. They also had some Birchwood Casey RIG Universal Grease in a 12 Ounce jar. Wasn't synthetic me thinks.
Artist brush is a great trick.
Thanks!

Brian Enos Slide-Glide (light or standard viscosity) Gun Grease, or Lubriplate SFL Gun Grease. The latter recommended by Grant Cunningham.

bpetrigger wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:04 pm Brian Enos Slide-Glide (light or standard viscosity) Gun Grease, or Lubriplate SFL Gun Grease. The latter recommended by Grant Cunningham.

Thanks!

tonguengroover wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:46 pm So what grease do you use?

LUCAS X-TRA HEAVY DUTY
Not the little tube of "Gun Grease". It's a rip off.
The grease gun tube at local auto store for 1/20 the price. It's dark green color.
I've used both and They both seem to be the same thing.
A quick search shows
Extreme Duty Gun Grease 1 oz $12.72
X-Tra Heavy Duty Grease 14.5 oz $6.71
I've been using it for all my guns and everything else around the house and farm for many years now.

I might have some truck grease. Yes ten times cheaper and might be the same However not synthetic.

Fivex475 wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:37 pm

tonguengroover wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:46 pm So what grease do you use?

LUCAS X-TRA HEAVY DUTY
Not the little tube of "Gun Grease". It's a rip off.
The grease gun tube at local auto store for 1/20 the price. It's dark green color.
I've used both and They both seem to be the same thing.
A quick search shows
Extreme Duty Gun Grease 1 oz $12.72
X-Tra Heavy Duty Grease 14.5 oz $6.71
I've been using it for all my guns and everything else around the house and farm for many years now.

Based solely on color, that sounds like the Phil's grease I've been using on my bikes since 1988. Still on the same tube! I don't regrease my hubs and headset very often, obviously. I rarely ride them, lately...

https://phil-wood-co.myshopify.com/prod ... oof-grease

Jumping in a little late here, as I am looking to get away from rem oil and doing some research.

I came across this article on gun oils (they do include their favorite grease) and they also listed the Lucas Extreme Duty Grease as their number 1.

https://gununiversity.com/best-gun-oil/

I have tried a few things and I am leaning on just using the big tube of mobile 1 synthetic grease I have in the garage. anybody think if reason why that wouldn't work?

Lots of gun usage and all kinds of other uses for my years old tube of Super Lube.

One needs very little to accomplish fixes with it.

Lubriplate will eventually dry out and get hard.

Started using white lithium grease when I started precision shooting with my bolt action. Stays put and slicks everything up so nice I started using it in my semi auto handguns and rifles.

VooDoo

I've only been using BreakFree CLP for everything. Am I hurting my guns?

Nahhhhh....I used (and still use) Breakfree CLP on stuff that needs oil and on the exterior of the guns as a wipe down and cleaner/solvent. I have guns that have been cleaned, lubed and protected by Breakfree or over 40 years. Not one speck of rust.

True story - back in 2007 I was making custom cutlery in my basement shop. The end of that came so quickly that I had half a dozen freshly ground but unfinished blades. Fresh ground steel will rust right before your eyes especially in the Midwest Summer Humidity. I wiped those blades down with Breakfree and hung them on nails and they are still right there, rust free, to this day.

VooDoo