About 3 in one oil??

[OMB]

This is something I am doing at home, besides you guys have a lot of great info that is hard to find elsewhere.

Spring is almost here, and that means fishing - at least for me. I have six spinning reels that I am cleaning and lubing. I use to use white silicon grease, but it tends to harden up a bit. I was wondering if a light oil would maybe do the job better.

The only light oil I know is the 3 in one stuff, but I don't know how it holds up over a year or so. Does it tend to gum up or does it stay thin?

I try to clean and lube my reels once a year when I put on new line.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Bob-tx

[PV]

Here is a great resource

[Tegger]

"OMB" wrote in news:510ed5c6$0$10376$ [e-mail]:

Try a gun shop, or a sewing-machine repair place.

[Dean Hoffman]

My parents used to call 3 in 1 sewing machine oil. I searched Amazon for sewing machine oil out of curiosity. 3 in 1 was in the results.

[Doug]

I was thinking to ask a bait shop or place that sells a wide assortment of rods. Even better is places that repair fishing rods if possible.

[homeowner]

My parents used to have the stuff called "sewing machine oil". In my opinion, it's the same thing as 3 in 1 oil, minus the odor. Oil is oil, it just the thickness that matters.... both of these are a very thin oil.

Why is it called "3 in 1" anyhow? Does anyone know?

[Stormin Mormon]

I have little experience with fishing reels. But for electric motors, zoom spout turbine oil is the way to go. Lasts a long time, and doesn't dry up. For electric motors, 3 in 1 gums up promptly.

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Spring is almost here, and that means fishing - at least for me. I have six spinning reels that I am cleaning and lubing. I use to use white silicon grease, but it tends to harden up a bit. I was wondering if a light oil would maybe do the job better.

The only light oil I know is the 3 in one stuff, but I don't know how it holds up over a year or so. Does it tend to gum up or does it stay thin?

I try to clean and lube my reels once a year when I put on new line.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Bob-tx

[Stormin Mormon]

I diagree, since ZSTO lasts a lot longer. No clue why they call it three in one.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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My parents used to have the stuff called "sewing machine oil". In my opinion, it's the same thing as 3 in 1 oil, minus the odor. Oil is oil, it just the thickness that matters.... both of these are a very thin oil.

Why is it called "3 in 1" anyhow? Does anyone know?

[krw]

Because that's the company's name?

[CRNG]

On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 15:25:27 -0600, "OMB" wrote in Re About 3 in one oil??:

That will work well.

[Dean Hoffman]

[bob haller]

zoom spout oiler is my friend, not costly, long spout easy to get into wierd places

[willshak]

[e-mail] wrote the following on 2/3/2013 5:43 PM (ET):

Maybe now, since it was bought out by the WD40 company. I have in my hand an old 3 oz. can of 3-IN-ONE Household Oil with about an ounce and half left and the company name is Boyle-Midway Inc. New York, NY. 10017.

[Vic Smith]

Look up fishing reel oil. It's all silicone oil, or white lithium for the main bearing. Probably don't want petro oil getting on synthetic line. I kept a tube of Abu Garcia oil in my tackle box for years. It came with my Ambassadeur 6000 when I bought it about 15 years ago. Used it one time a year later and tossed it because it leaked. It's good to keep reels maintained, but I haven't. I've got four or five I use once a year in salt water, and I don't even rinse them. Including the 6000. They all work fine after at least 10 years of such treatment. Think I'm looking for an excuse to buy new ones. And they're all nothing special. Light to medium duty. They must use ruby bearings. I have had a couple reels where the bearings went bad, but they were real cheapos, like 5 bucks.

[gregz]

Lubricating, penetrating, cleaning.

Greg

[clare]

First of all, 3 in one is NOT sewing machine oil. ANd 3 in one today is different than 3 in 1 20 years ago - and there is more than one 3 in one oil - which just goes to show you, "oil is oil" is not anywhere NEAR true.

There are at least 3 basic types of oil "stock" - with totally different characteristics. Then there are all the additives, and the blends are almost infinite in their possibilities. Some oils oxidize very quickly - some take virtually forever. Some polimerize and form real sticky, waxy fils - others stay liquid. Some absorb moistue - some repel moisture. Some withstand high heat - some high pressure. Some have high film strength - some very low film strength - even with the same viscosity.

It does 3 jobs, stops rust, lubricates, and protects, according to their early advertising copy.

3 in one general purpose oil gums pretty badly.

[Stormin Mormon]

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[Ed Pawlowski]

What does the name stand for?

3-IN-ONE was developed in 1894 for use on bicycles. The inventor, George Cole, was hoping to create a product that would lubricate, clean and prevent rust. Those three functions in one product led to the name.

[Erik]

I agree.

Erik

[Doug]

Yes.