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General Maintenance Tips => Tools and Lubricants => Topic started by: Marlinmate on February 22, 2019, 03:34:28 AM

Title: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Marlinmate on February 22, 2019, 03:34:28 AM
Anyone tried this yet? 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IJNUT8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=reeladventure-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B008IJNUT8&linkId=cce730583d131151bbf40c40eb2480bc

The good, the bad?
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: RowdyW on February 22, 2019, 03:57:28 AM
You just can't beat 321 synthetic.
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Marlinmate on February 22, 2019, 03:59:39 AM
Thanks.   Has anyone tried Lucas Reel Oil?

Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: akfish on February 22, 2019, 10:10:57 AM
It is very light; I suspect it would be fine on bait casters. But I can't stand the Lucas Grease. It's white lithium stuff that you just can't remove.
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Tiddlerbasher on February 22, 2019, 11:22:49 AM
For me TSI321 can't be beat - I've even given up looking at other oils.
x2 on the Lucas grease it is pants. Wherever it goes it stays just can't get it off >:(
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Christopher M Songer on February 22, 2019, 12:02:55 PM
Interested in hearing just what people think of Lucas reel oil. I bought 2 bottle for $5 each at a show in Niagara Falls last month. Been using it for Lake Erie charter reels but have nothing to report as none of the reels have been put into use yet. I plan to use it on my own reels. Not interested in ts1321 or other oils you use at this time.
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Marlinmate on February 22, 2019, 11:40:16 PM
Has anyone tried the Lucas Reel Oil?   Curious to know how it performs.   

Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: eguinn on February 24, 2019, 10:52:53 PM
has anybody used "black market oil", best stuff i've found
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: oc1 on February 25, 2019, 06:50:45 AM
I've been using an oil that cleans, protects AND lubricates.  What more could one ask for.
-steve
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: handi2 on February 26, 2019, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: oc1 on February 25, 2019, 06:50:45 AM
I've been using an oil that cleans, protects AND lubricates.  What more could one ask for.
-steve

That's the one..!!
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: Bryan Young on February 27, 2019, 01:06:58 AM
Sorry.  Haven't tired it.
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: 0119 on March 15, 2019, 10:42:22 AM
Quote from: oc1 on February 25, 2019, 06:50:45 AM
I've been using an oil that cleans, protects AND lubricates.  What more could one ask for.
-steve

For a couple years after I retired, I worked retail at a small regional paint company.  Lucky enough to visit the factory to see its manufacture, I was fortunate enough to talk with the chemists.  Home Depots claim to have paint with primer was just becoming the rage.  The chemists told me to never believe that one product be it paint or lube, can do more than one different thing properly.  Paint can't prime, Primer can't be proper paint.  The chemist being a fellow gun nut explained to me the same goes for CLP or Breakfree.  I've found that to be true in firearms.  CLP might lightly clean but it can't clean like Hoppe's 9.  CLP leaves a light film but doesn't last but a few days on a pistol slide rail.  I can't see it staying in a rotating BB for long.   Glad it worked for you....
Title: Re: Lucas Reel Oil
Post by: nelz on March 15, 2019, 03:37:03 PM
Hmm, I'd say CorrosionX does pretty good triple duty... cleans, protects and lubricates.