Re: wtb: best flashlight threads degreaser and gre
Alcohol will not hurt HA3 at all. I can't think of anything that will damage HA3 that isn't dangerously caustic.
Chemkote, I'm not so sure. It seems impervious to alcohol, but I haven't done any long-term dunking in it to really see how resistant it is.
To get the grease out of the grooves, you can try cotton balls or q-tips soaked in alcohol. Personally, I use the pre-moistened alcohol swabs. You can get a box of 100 of them for about a buck at any drugstore. They keep them with diabetes testing stuff. I use them for all kinds of stuff.
You don't really need to get the grease into the grooves. Just smear it on, and as you mate the parts it will get squished down in there.
BTW, I use the elcheapo lube gel from radio shack, and it works great IMO. $3 gets you a gigantic tube that will last most people forever.