I know your partial to Cal's grease. with it being a teflon base I was wondering if you've ever tried any silicone based grease. We use DC-111 at work and it's a silicone base. I have it in two reels right know and it seems to be holding up fairly well. Just curious.
http://www.polysi.com/dow%20corning%20msds%20sheets/DC%20Tech%20&%20MSDS%20Sheets/DC%20COMPOUNDS%20TECH%20SHEETS/DC%20111.pdf
yeah, i tried slilcone grease once. didn't work at all. that was just one time, though. i never looked at it in a systematic way. if you try it, please let us know how it works. alan