Sea Foam as a bearing lube?

Started by md11hog, January 04, 2016, 03:03:28 AM

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md11hog

I believe Sea Foam is a mixture of light oil, naphtha, and alcohol.  I cleaned my stainless steel bearings with it and noticed it left a very thin film and the bearings spun great.  I'm a freshwater guy(far less corrosion concerns) and wondered what would be wrong with just leaving them as is after cleaning them with Sea Foam?     

Reel 224

Sea Foam is a detergent acting formula in gasoline I think would break down to soon to be a lubricant for any extended length of time. Try 321 as a lubricant for bearings.

Joe 
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whalebreath

For freshwater application it would probably be OK lots of freshwater guys use minimal to no lube on reel bearings.