Has anyone tried soaking carbon fiber drag washers in ATF? My greased drags are not functioning well when it gets cold, like 18° to 35° F and they set on ice or snow waiting for a bite. I can degrease a reel but I don't want to go back to dry drags.
I use cal's purple in the winter (and summer), i rub the grease off till they look dry and they work well. I'm fishing fresh water, trolling with star drag reels. previous to cal's I used super lube on my drags, wiping them dry and that worked too. Don't know about ATF, seems like it would be like applying a light oil, never done that.
ATF can be thickened with paraffin but it's a petroleum product.
Cals has a Light Grease for colder environments...
Smoothdrags.com has it available.....
Cal's Lighter Grade Reel Grease: 1 oz. ............ $7.00
1 pound lighter grease $24.00
Hi Keta, How many reels are you thinking of doing, and what kind? I could send you a sample of the purple stuff to see how it works out for you. PM me the info and your address.
Probably just one Curado.