Reel Repair by Alan Tani

[Note to moderator -should this thread be moved to the lubricants board?]

  Like many lubricants resold as reel specific products, the actual underlying product for Penn Precision grease is obscured, and the product ingredients  are not provided. 

The actual manufacturer  is X-1R according to Penn's SDS. X-1R does not list a grease with the same properties under its own label. 

If you know what the base oil and thickeners are, you will have a good idea about material compatibility, and serious lubricant manufacturers often publish material compatibility tables for their products.


Here is a chart that shows compatibility as mentioned above:

https://www.thelubricantstore.com/rubber-seal-compatibility-chart


As John (Brewmaster) noted, you should be fine for reel use.  Penn is not going to sell a grease that is incompatible with their reels, and lots of Penn reels have rubber seals.  Most general purpose greases are compatible with most types of rubber, one exception being silicone based lubricants, which should not be used with silicone seals.

I would't sweat it too much for reel use, but for something more important like seals on dive equipment, I would stick to a better documented product.  I prefer documented products in all cases myself, including reels.

-J

Not an easy reel to find, finding a box is a true unicorn

Haven't seen anything from Sid in years, hope he's doing well

That reel looks fantastic,,,,, I but 2000 yards of 200lb braid and 100 yards of 400lb mono,,,,,

looking forward to a good report!  Go get 'em! - john

Apologies!  Like Dominick I know lubricants are a "highly debated topic".  And if you have insomnia, the lubricants link is full of GREAT information.  But to answer your question: Penn Reel Lube (blue?) will be fine in all fishing reel applications and will not degrade the O-rings or seals in pretty much ANY reel application (okay, excepting that MagOil stuff...) sorry it took so long for an answer - but I do heartily recommend the Lubricants thread if you really want to get into the "soup" on the subject. - john

Benni so great to see you back out on the water, and of course - "Getting it done!" - john

Benni, you're looking younger every day.  What is your secret?  Dominick

There are lots knowledgeable members on the site who will respond to this post.  I see its been a few days since you posted.  I tried to research the grease and could not come up with a definitive answer for you, though I don't see any reason why it should not be okay.  Dominick

Would you/he sell the box  ?

  
Go get em Jason!