>> A silicone based grease (eg. Dow Corning high vacuum grease) is perfect, but may be tough to find. Try a bearing supply warehouse. Petroleum jelly or even generic automotive grease will also work, but even the "waterproof" petroleum based greases will wash away after a few exposures so you will have to re-apply occasionally. The silicone based greases are nearly inert, and will last a long time. They're excellent for lubricating pump seals and O rings too, and are suitable for drinking water filtration applications. Hope this helps. ByeBye! S. >> You can buy O-ring grease at any dive shop. I use it to lubricate the seals on my Nikonos camera. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 10 1999 - 10:00:27 PDT
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