Cleaners and Lubricants - Local Availability?

[Scorpionboy]

I'm looking to get some lubricants and cleaners for my flashlights, only problem is, I'm not sure where to go to get stuff for that, your local wal-mart doesn't have a flashlight cleaning isle so... can anyone recommend some stores that may have some stuff that'll work?

Thanks,
Steven

 

[Marduke]

90% isopropyl rubbing alcohol, q-tip type cotton swabs, and petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly doesn't react well with rubber o-rings, but most lights these says have silicon o-rings. Not the best lube solution, but the general idea is to get something onto the threads to protect them. Petroleum jelly can swell o-rings, which is a negative in many people's opinion, but it's a plus in my book.

A little emery paper for those really nasty contacts wouldn't hurt to have either.

 

[nzgunnie]

Deoxit is the stuff for cleaning the contacts.

 

[JCup]

I'm looking to get some lubricants and cleaners for my flashlights, only problem is, I'm not sure where to go to get stuff for that, your local wal-mart doesn't have a flashlight cleaning isle so... can anyone recommend some stores that may have some stuff that'll work?

Fry's carries the DeOxit in Dallas.

 

[Zenster]

Fry's carries the DeOxit in Dallas.

... and I've seen DeOxit brand stuff at most Radio Shacks as well.

And +1 on Petroleum Jelly for lubing threads. I've been using it on my Fenix lights as well as others and have not found it to swell any of the O-rings.
If an O-ring is incompatible with a particular type of grease, it will usually start swelling and getting really soft pretty quickly. If you've been using a particular grease for, say, a week or so, and the O-rings are still good, then they won't fail from that grease in the future either.

 

[DM51]

Telling people it is OK to use petroleum jelly is BAD ADVICE.


There have been countless threads on this same subject. Instead of continuing to flog this long-dead horse, please read posts #18 and #43 in this thread.


There is no need for further discussion here.​

 

[TITAN1833]

A good lube I use is Nano-oil,find it here http://www.nano-oil.com/ :twothumbs