Different lubricant

[Loyalist Dave]

So maybe a good carpenter bee deterrent?

YES it should work....

LD

 

[doubleset]

YES it should work....

The only challenge is application. I hate those things. They're like drones with 3/8" drills attached. I actually make traps for them out of 4x4 stock and jars. The traps collect dozens and dozens of the bees, but there are always more; and they can even manage to get in under the aluminum fascia if there's a small void or seam anywhere. Maybe spraying those places with Ballistol would help.

 

[CookedOff]

Howdy, Anybody ever use saddle soap as a patch lube?

 

[doubleset]

Howdy, Anybody ever use saddle soap as a patch lube?

It definitely belongs on the list of 10,000 most likely things that should be tried as patch lube. Based on the ingredients, It might could work well. I just checked our can of it, even though we haven't had horses for 10 years or so. The saddle soap seems to have all dried out. I think I'll just stick with what's working for me now.

 

[ohio ramrod]

When I started in this game sperm whale oil was considered the go to oil/ patch lube. Since 1968 it has been unavailable. But Dixie sells a synthetic made from Jobola beans that I can't tell from the real stuff (which I still have a few ounces left)

 

[DuncNZ]

When I started in this game sperm whale oil was considered the go to oil/ patch lube. Since 1968 it has been unavailable. But Dixie sells a synthetic made from Jobola beans that I can't tell from the real stuff (which I still have a few ounces left)

It is not synthetic , it should be 100% natural . I just buy mine from a health shop .