where to use reel oil,lube,grease

[pcde123]

i have a general idea that lube should go on the outside but other then that im a bit lost, what parts need different solutions???
im gonna be applying them to a penn long beach and penn peerless

[alantani]

it's not that critical.  for a light duty, general purpose reel, reel x or corrosion x works fine.  penn also has a nice line of oils.  cal's drag grease or shimano's drag grease will work well on drags.  and of course, yamaha marine grease works on all non-exposed metal surfaces.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=50.0

[pcde123]

so i took apart my reel and oiled/lubed/greased it up and then put it back together...its so tough to crank, and  the free spool is little to none, can you help me out

[redsetta]

G'day pcde,
Have you checked the tension on the spool bushings?

[Bucktail]

^^  What he said.  ^^

Try loosening the spool tension knob in the middle of the left side plate.

[pcde123]

oh oops, the tension thing was on SUPER TIGHT, i had to use a wrench to loosen it up, still not as smooth as i would like, does any one know the best kind of lube for my purposes

[Bucktail]

If it was on "SUPER TIGHT" you may have damaged the bushing and need to order another one.