Silicone based grease, Warren?

[Clark Griswald]

Where do I buy this magical stuff?

I have called every autoparts store in town plus hardware stores. Synthetic Grease yes, lithium grease yes, moly yes, silicone grease no gots.

I got rubber spring plate bushings everywhere - ready to go together, help!

[Early_S_Man]

Clark,

You might want to try aviation maintenance shops, scuba diving shops, or industrial bearing & seal supply stores locally ... or some of these:

http://www.aeyale.com/index.htm

http://www.escopro.com/

http://www.robertmckeown.com/product.htm

http://www.missileworks.com/motor_materials.htm

http://www.nedrhealy.com/cgi-bin/service.pl?CAT=SL

http://www.medgasexperts.com/Products/compounds.htm

http://www.warnerinstrument.com/

http://www.esticortland.com/products.asp?CategoryID=11

http://www.usairmotive.com/Aviation/Products.htm


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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa

[Clark Griswald]

Thanks for the tip.

[movin]

Isn't it the same as Dielectric tune-up grease available at most automotive stores?
Borg Warner also makes it in the larger tube sizes.

[rstoll]

electronic/electrical supply.

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Robert Stoll
83 SC
83 944

[movin]

Careful in the electronics supply stores, they may try to sell you silicone paste for heat-sink applications.

[Chris Bunker]

I bought mine at NAPA. Your local shop should have it to. Came in a tube about the size of a toothpaste tube. It is not the same as dielectric grease.

CB
78 SC

[JMPRO]

I have used grease like that on swimming pool repairs and maint .Try a good swim. pool supply store.
Jerry

[Early_S_Man]

Just for the record, there is very little difference between the electrical, dielecric silicone grease, Dow Corning 4, and the valve lubricating variety, Dow Corning 111 (formerly 11) ... and, no, the white, zinc oxide filled heat sink compound is not the same! Anyone on the West coast should have very little difficulty finding it!

To paraphrase Dow, on a scale of 1 to 4 for consistency, or viscosity ...

1 - Dow Corning 7 Mold Release Compound

2 - Dow Corning 4 Electrical Insulating Compound

3 - Dow Corning 111 Valve Lubricant & Sealant

4 - Dow Corning 112 High Performance Lubricant/Sealant

For those wishing to see the PDF data sheets:

http://www.neelyindustries.com/pdf/111.pdf

http://www.neelyindustries.com/pdf/112.pdf

http://www.robertmckeown.com/dc112.htm

And a comparison of several Dow silicone products:

http://www.escopro.com/compound.htm

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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa