DuPont Teflon Lube Is Magic Brought To You By Science

Have you ever been so enamored with a particular product that you’d go to great lengths to procure it? Even if it meant traveling miles away, or today’s equivalent, ordering it in bulk over the internet, outrageous shipping be damned?

My current love affair is with DuPont Teflon Multi-use Lubricant. If you’re a regular reader of WebBikeWorld, chances are you’ve already heard about this stuff:

Here are some of the many possible uses I’ve come across:

• Lubricate my motorcycle chain. It’s o-ring safe. It’s not messy. It resists water.
• Lubricate the keyhole on the ignition switch. At work, my bike is parked out in the rain all day, day after day. I survived this winter partly because this stuff works so well to prevent “sticky key” syndrome.
• Lubricate the sidestand pivot.
• Lubricate the pivots and joints on car doors.
• Lubricate door hinges inside the house. Midnight refrigerator raids require stealth.
• Lubricate darn near everything.

This stuff has three things going for it: it lubricates well, it dries clean (into a dry, and not wet or sticky, film) and it lasts.

I’m sad to say that there’s no source for this magical product in Corvallis. If you’d like to obtain a sample for your own studies, I’ve found the most reliable source to be Lowe’s. You can also order it by the case over the internet (tempting!) At present, I’ve settled for simply stopping by every Lowe’s I come across in my travels and buying a can or two. At $5 per can, I can afford to stock up.