Neolube handling advice

[GN63]

ok, one thing NOT TO DO,

Don't shake the bottle, then open it -

I thought I could avoid stirring it, but it did get through the screw seal -

I did use it on  a couple of old steamers I had - a MP 4-6-2, and a Con-Cor GN S2 4-8-4 - just the side rods and a bit on shiny parts of the wheels - I did in fact, see an marked improvement in performance - not just imagination

thanks Max!

[peteski]

I think that spraying Dullcote will bring the graphite back into suspension (in the liquid Dullcote). But it should settle down as the liquid dries.

[Denver Road Doug]

I think that spraying Dullcote will bring the graphite back into suspension (in the liquid Dullcote). But it should settle down as the liquid dries.

Aaaand, maybe the answer isn't Neolube at all.  Like I said, I was just experimenting, and it may very well be that something like Alclad is a better solution here.   I think Neolube will be great for locos and track and finish weathering but not so much as a base coat.  And that's fine.

[mmagliaro]

ok, one thing NOT TO DO,

Don't shake the bottle, then open it -

I thought I could avoid stirring it, but it did get through the screw seal -

I did use it on  a couple of old steamers I had - a MP 4-6-2, and a Con-Cor GN S2 4-8-4 - just the side rods and a bit on shiny parts of the wheels - I did in fact, see an marked improvement in performance - not just imagination

thanks Max!

RIGHT!

Should have stated this.
Do NOT shake this stuff.  There is really no need.   (In fact, it's really not a good idea to shake things like Floquil paint bottles.
It just make a mess of the underside of the lid when you open it, and if you don't wipe off the lid and the glass threads at the top of the bottle after you shake it, it starts making the lid harder and harder to open).

Curiously, PBL packages their jar with two metal bolts inside so you can shake it.  But I think that opening the jar and stirring a little is better.  It doesn't take much.  The stuff doesn't really settle out like paint.