crisco is a great lube. What you do is use a little plastic bowl, melt the crisco in the microwave and then soak your precut patches. Material MUST be 100% cotton. That synthetic chit doesnt work.

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Get a couple of the bulk Pillow ticking. Its excellent material that can handle a stiff charge of powder and not burn up. Melt crisco or melted bore butter and soak your precut patches in it and then put them in a plastic sealed bag and put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes to harden the lube. Makes it easier to handle and not as messy.