Silicon Grease

[lovells19]

hi

want to buy some silicon grease for my UW housing..

anyone got some good lobang?

thanks

 

[s_wrx]

hi

want to buy some silicon grease for my UW housing..

anyone got some good lobang?

thanks

eh.. what's considered a good lobang? 15 buck-a-roos?

 

[darr]

lobang? they dont differ much in price since sold in small quantity only.....radio-control shops have a lot quality ones. be careful, dont wrongly buy lithium grease.

 

[rotorthrust]

maybe you can try some dives shop. I've seen it in Waikiki Dives. Maybe you can call and ask them.

Cheers!

 

[lovells19]

k i checked olympus selling around $12/bottle

i was hoping in getting something like a bigger tube maybe 500g or so..
if not choice then get that tiny little bottle lor..

thanks for the replies

 

[plato]

hope this doesn't offend you, but why do you need such a huge amount of grease for? Didn't your underwater housing come with a tube of silicone grease already?

you only need very very little grease for the o-ring in your housing (you should be able to feel it coating the o-ring, but not so much that you can see the layer of grease on the o-ring). Using too much could actually cause the housing to flood, so be careful and don't put too much. anyway, if you really run out, you can get a jar from most dive shops. should be about $10-12 if i remember correctly.

 

[Terence]

Silicone grease is a diver's best friend. A big tube is always handy as they last virtually forever.

In addition to camera housings, they can be used for many other things. Flashlight o-rings and smearing your knife with grease (great way to keep it looking new and rust free) are 2 other uses that come to mind. Silicone is also available as a spray, I use that on my regulator hoses and my BCD. It keeps the rubber flexible and prevent fraying. It gives a nice shine to the BCD too. Much like Armor All does for your car tyres... in fact I use Armor All when my regular spray runs out. It works beautifully.

And of course having a big tub of grease means you can share with fellow divers.

 

[lovells19]

hope this doesn't offend you, but why do you need such a huge amount of grease for? Didn't your underwater housing come with a tube of silicone grease already?

you only need very very little grease for the o-ring in your housing (you should be able to feel it coating the o-ring, but not so much that you can see the layer of grease on the o-ring). Using too much could actually cause the housing to flood, so be careful and don't put too much. anyway, if you really run out, you can get a jar from most dive shops. should be about $10-12 if i remember correctly.

no no not at all :bsmilie:

the tube looks really small to me and i think it won't last very long.

the regulator service guy did mention about using silicon gel for greasing the reg parts, but i do not know they can be used to condition the BCD.. cool thanks!

Shopping weekend!