Dupont Multi-Use Teflon Lube - 30,000km check in

[SPP]

Dupont Multi-Use Teflon Lube
This seems to be the real deal. I've used it exclusively since changing my chain and sprockets and just adjusted the chain for the first time after putting 30,000km on it. Not bad IMO.

No tight spots, all rollers spin freely, sprocket teeth look to be in good nick, chain tension is consistent throughout the entire chain length which means it has stretched evenly.

The BEST thing about this stuff is how clean and easy it is to apply compared with chain gel. All you need to do is drench the chain (it cleans it at the same time) give it a quick wipe then respray and let the excess drip off. It sets up to an even, very slightly waxy texture in about 5 minutes. Try that with gel! Absolutely zero fling and very little road grime build up.

I discovered I had run out (AFTER cleaning my chain) and Repco was out of stock so had to use Gel for the first time in ages. My god, what a PITA to apply properly. There's just too much overspray/wastage and if you get closer to the chain to minimise overspray it just clumps up! :crybaby:

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[AllanB]

Interesting stuff.

Regarding spraying your chain - I have a A4 sized bit of card that I have bent 90 degrees - I pop this up behind the back of the chain and it takes any overspray and keeps the spray off the tyre etc.

[firefighter]

The card is a good idea, I just use a rag. Actually I do'nt find my chain wax hard at all to apply. Put bike on paddock stand, spin wheel with foot while spraying with other hand holding rag. Takes maybe a minute.

Come to think of it maybe the card is a better idea.......lol. I can make the foot redundant that way.....

[SPP]

I should make one of those too. I usually just hold a rag under the chain because the Dupont stuff doesn't go all over the place.

[vifferman]

I use my handy-dandy chain cleaner and chain lube application tool. I've got some pix somewhere but can't be bothered digging them out. It's a piece of the thin L-shaped metal they use for the corners of kiwifruit pallets, affixed to a stand. Up the back of it is some strips of plastic from 2L milk bottles riveted on. Any run-off runs down another piece into a plastic container. Cost me $0, and has been invaluable over the 5 or so years I've been using it.
Must get me some of that Dupont stuff though...

[dipshit]

I have heard of many motorcyclists liking this stuff as a chain lube. I want to try it myself but haven't been able to find it in NZ. Good to know REPCO carries it. Thanks.

[Jizah]

I bought some from Repco the other day. It wasn't cheap at $32.99 but I'm liking it so far.

[firefighter]

I bought some from Repco the other day. It wasn't cheap at $32.99 but I'm liking it so far.

Fook in hell, it better last a while.

[Owl]

I think I like the US price better..................$5

[short-circuit]

I think I like the US price better..................$5

I do too. Do you bring it in? If so where from and what does shipping cost ya?

[Owl]

I do too. Do you bring it in? If so where from and what does shipping cost ya?

I just stumbled across that price SC and have never used it. I use Prolan, as it works well and a hell of a lot cheaper than anything in a can.

[short-circuit]

I just stumbled across that price SC and have never used it. I use Prolan, as it works well and a hell of a lot cheaper than anything in a can.

Oh. I've just rung Du Pont to find out info about wholesale distribution cause I wanna see if I can buy direct from the importer....I'll be asking why we are being ripped off by New Zealand retailers

[Owl]

Good on yer........and best of luck, though nothing unusual about kiwi's getting ripped.

[short-circuit]

If I find a source for a reasonable price I'll post here

[short-circuit]

It would appear that GPI Industries are the importer and supply to REPCO.

GPI are prepared to better their "trade" price of $25 per can depending on the amount I want to buy. I'd be looking at getting a carton of 6 cans at least at a time so for those local enough to benefit (I'm in Auckland) let me know if your interested and I'll put in an order.

GPI are complaining that because it is classed as Dangerous Goods, it is expensive to bring in. They say they know it's a good product but claim it hasn't sold well in N.Z. I made the point that it is prohibitively expensive which means fewer people will discover it....chicken and egg I guess.

I think it's the best thing since sliced bread as a chain-lube but is also brilliant in a wide range of friction reducing applications, so I would hate to see it disappear from the NZ market - so again: Let me know if you want some, save yourselves some $$$ and keep the supply going

[MaxCannon]

I used to use chainsaw bar oil and a paintbrush.
Very cheap ($10 / litre) and it doesn't fling.

I anyone wants half a bottle of chainsaw bar oil and a ratty old paintbrush it can be picked up from my place.

:msn-wink:

[888]

Prolan medium grade is the go- easily half the price, zero splatter, no chain stretch- and you can use it on any other part of the motorcycle that needs corrosion protection/basic lubing (kickstand, rear brake pivot, etc.) I use Prolan to clean the chain as well. I used to sell Prolan in a shop I was managing, but while I'm no longer in the retail business, I still use Prolan (KIWI MADE!). No need to use the heavy grade for the bike chain, just do two applications of the medium. The medium grade is 40% Lanolin, and 60% is the carrier (which evaporates after 1-2 hours). You can buy direct off their website, or Farmlands. Get the spray can with the blue top, the orange top spray can has a weird angle on it that doesn't work as well on the chain.:yes::yes:

[Blackbird]

The Du Pont product gets rave reviews on a number of American bike websites. On that basis, I went to buy some locally and couldn't find a stockist. Emailed GPI and didn't get a reply. Just by way of comparison, the Motul chain lub I bought at the end of last year was in the upper $20's; forget precisely how much.

[Owl]

Prolan medium grade is the go

I'm using heavy and really like the stuff. Don't think I'd want to go lighter.:no:


The Du Pont product gets rave reviews on a number of American bike websites. On that basis, I went to buy some locally and couldn't find a stockist. Emailed GPI and didn't get a reply.

PM short-circuit for a better deal or go to Repco if you're desperate.

[888]

I've spoken with the team at prolan, and the medium grade is 40% lanolin compared to 80% for the heavy grade, they recommend two coats of the medium grade (letting the first dry for 1-2 hours) to equal the heavy grade. I find the aerosol easier to use then the heavy grade hand spray bottle, mainly due to the pressure of the spray blasting off any crap and assisting in getting a solid application across the chain. Having said that, both work, and both rock!:yes::yes: