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[PeteF]

Nettshubby, that's why I said a drop of petrol. I'm not suggesting you soak the thing.

[Les]

Hairspray works well for fitting hand grips etc. they slide on easy and then stick

[jefrs]

Personally I don't keep petrol lying around in the shed. Ok, I've got a tank full of it but I've got more accessible stuff on the shelf. For plastics and rubber the engineering-correct lubricant is Vaseline, modern stuff is silicone grease/oil but what you put on seals like O-rings depends what they're running in, usually oil so use that. On the shelf will be various oil cans of motor oil, chainsaw oil and ATF, Silicone spray, WD40 (yes it has some uses), Carb cleaner spray, Brake cleaner spray, Loctite, 3-in1 spray, chain spray, car/bike shampoo and more. What I don't keep in the shed is hair spray, hand cream and suntan lotion.



If you can sqwirt silicone up inside a footpeg rubber or handgrip, it will come off easily. I use a spatula to lever open a gap for the nozzle, a suitable screwdriver or awl may work just as well; something thin and preferably flat. Putting it back on with silicone will leave the blighter permanently lubricated to twizzle round, that won't work. Carb/brake cleaner will remove silicone plus it makes the rubber a little tacky whilst giving it some slip for pushing it on; main reason is it's there to hand.

[Bertie the Bullet]

Yoohoo Glue helps lubricate the rubbers whilst it is wet and stops them falling off when it dries, when you need to remove the rubbers because they are worn out simply cut them off..