My Reply follows quote. On 14/12/2002 16:36 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Mitchell) >Excellent suggestion. I used to have a silicone product but when it ran out >couldn't find it anywhere. Where can one buy "SilGlide"? > >Bruce > >btw, great quote there, which I intend to borrow, with attribution. > >on 12/14/02 2:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Petroleum products will almost always damage rubber based products. >> Instead of Vaseline (or other petroleum based lubricants) I would suggest >> something like "SilGlide" which is a silicone based product. A little >> goes a long way and it doesn't "spread" with higher temperatures as a >> petroleum product might. I have used it to free up the action on an >> ImageWriter II and an Epson Stylus Color 600. Worked wonders. ---------- Well, getting out the tube and actually reading the label, I see that it is spelled "SIL-GLYDE".
I got it at a NAPA auto parts store. It is sold there as a lube for brake parts, trunk seals, etc. I have had the tube (4 oz.) for several years. Good stuff. Ken (You're welcome to use the "proverb" as I certainly didn't originate it. Learned it as an "Old New England Saying.") Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
