Re: [CR]Lubricant for Gum Hoods?

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Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 17:22:55 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Lubricant for Gum Hoods?
To: cmontgomery <cmontgomery15@cox.net>, r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Now this really makes sense. Brake fluid has to be compatible with at least synthetic rubber seals. Anyone know more? And also what type brake fluid?

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: cmontgomery
To: r cielec
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Lubricant for Gum Hoods?



> Brake fluid. Been keeping my ol gummies alive for years with just a very
> thin coating of the stuff. Desert dryness and UV does a number on them here.
>
> Craig Montgomery in Tucson
>
>
> From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
>
> > Ahoy !
> > OK, I admit, a very uptight question.
> > As many modern dishwashing soaps and laundry detergents are formulated to
> disintergrate organic matter, and many oils and greases are formulated to
> resist disintegration, what are some good lubricants to assist with safely
> installing gum hoods onto brake levers?
> > I was going to use basic Castille bath soap.
> > In a lather,
> > Richard Cielec
> > Chicago, Illinois