About to order next week or 2, looking for opinions.

Best I've got so far; translucent squeeze bottle, a mix of 2 stroke oil ( I ended up with a case of it) and WS2 powder. A large machine nut lives inside because the tungsten is heavy, the powder quickly settles out of suspension.
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Shake, slide the nut around til mixed well, apply. My cable goto is make a tape cone on one end, hold cable in a vice, bottom in a tray, add oil, WS2 mix, walk away. Next day the excess oil has puddled below and whole cable is lubed. I always apply it dry to rubber seals especially fork seals and the inside of rubber dust slider seals with a Q-tip I keep in a small bottle of the dry powder. The black rubber turns silver and it seems to stay that way. Then lube with lithium grease, install.
So use dry where you can, mixed with oil to help get it deep in joints.
Just lubed up the pole lopper blades/pivots with the mix.
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A few years ago the old Farmall H transmisson gears were howling. I guessed the end was near. After checking found it was low on oil (capacity 6 gallons! of 90W) just before mowing I also threw in a bunch of WS2 powder, haven't heard a groan from that tranny since. I'd love to try some in an XS motor but strongly suspect it'd be the end of the clutch plates working.
 
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joebgd said:
Had my first experience with tungsten difused...dry lube.
I have a few generic tabaco pipe tools, they come free with tabaco pipes. It's a tamper poker and scraper. The 3 chrome tools are joined by a brass bushing rivet, an open circle about the size of a taper cover cap bolt. One was so tight it couldn't be open without discomfort, really tight. The others are not near that tight. I tried repeatedly open close movement, still tight. I thought great introduction to tds powder. I was supper impressed I bet it would fall open if I put some oil w the powder to disperse it. I just puffed a little a few times in-between the tool joint.
Wow I'm doing my clutch cable tomorrow. Any comments or suggestions about mixing it w oil or use dry? Comments in general welcome. I'm thinking try it dry 1st. Puff a few puffs in one end and work it through the other end?
Edit: I also want to put it on the piston and movements of my oilless compressor. The parts I can get to mostly, I'll use it dry, if some parts are less than 50% exposed I might try an oil mix.
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I have purchased and used this powder in several spots. I’ve used it to lube cables and other household items. I’d be real interested in hearing how it works on the oil less compressor piston ring. My new ring failed after less than an hour and I wondered if lubing it might help. I never thought of using this powder - it might work! I also thought of using a lube called ceramic paste. I bought it for another high temp application (SS piston in a SS bore).
 
I am looking for an easy application wax I can put on every part of my bike for storage. I can wipe turtle wax paste or any paste wax and it dries to a nice dull protective film. I want something just like that I can spray on, engine, carbs, frame, etc. I tried a canuba infused wax in a squirt bottle, not the same. I hope someone has a suggestion there should be a product like this. I guess I can whipe paste wax no7 compund paste or turtle was paste on everything fins carbs, frame chrome aluminum etc. I want that effect easier. If no product is available. What about shaking up hot water and paste wax then spraying it? Idk if it will spray or clog, or mix paste w mineral spirit or alcohol.
My shed needs a really good sorting out and the bike is being stored under a tarp for now on. For winter mos or any substantial time I won't be riding it regularly I really want the wax on it. The paste effect is what I want but can't seem to find it in easy application form. A few weeks under a tarp is like a few years in a shed. After I sort my shed it will be more for work. I will build a small shed just sized to pull the bike in right next to work shed but w everything I have going on that is a year or more away.
Any help ideas or comments welcome.
 
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I think something like this would protect the entire bike uintill I can build a Lil shed for it. I'm going to be working on it as well so it won't be ride ready till spring, I can then wash this off w warm water and soap or light solvent. I want everything coated in wax from engine and covers to barels head carbs frame forks lights fenders exhaust. Seems I can wash this off w warm water and soap or a light solvent. The one concern would be aluminum side engine cases, idk why, I don't know if anything will go deep into the aluminum, I'm going to supper polish them I striped clear coat and had them like mirrors once already gonna do that then clear coat em w high gloss pllycrylic..
 
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