What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Howdy! again yaw;

I was wondering if one of you good folks could tell me a good substitute for rail lube? Will vaselline work? or maybe white grease?

I would realy appreciate any thougths or comments on the subject.


God Bless/Good Hunting!

Holler Critter

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

From TenPoint!

Can I use a vaseline-like substance on my TenPoint crossbow rail instead of an oil-based rail lube?
Answer: Definitely NOT, unless you want to send your crossbow back to our Warranty/Repair Department for a good cleaning. The vaseline-like substances will build up in your trigger box and they also collect dirt. The result is normally the inability to cock your crossbow.

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Different xbow mfgrs advise different solutions, I wax my serving every 40 -50 shots and that's it. You might try Tri-Flow on the rail, wax on the serving, or your bows mfgrs advice. lots of stuff out there will chemically eat your serving, but wax won't.

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

You really should stick with what the mfgr says. I use Excalbur's wax on the serving and heat it in with a heat gun and really rarely have to reapply. What is not suggested but that I do is to wax the string fibers. I guess I shouldn't because it will slow down the bow but I could care less about speed. What ever you use its like beer, moderation accecpt for Fridays!!!

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Hey have u tried T/C Bore Butter, its all natural and biodegradeable. Put some on the rails,i have been using it fer couple months now. Its slicker than Owl sh**!:DDon't know how it will effect string over long haul.[:-]

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Hey Holler.. Just out of curiosity, why would you not want to use the wax the maker recommends? It's not like it cost much and you sure get alot of use out of a package. I "think" excalibur recomends WD40 for trigger and everybody has some of that around. The only thing I do that the maker does not suggest is Birchwood Casey SYNTHETIC SAFE action cleaner which seems to work great and leaves no residue. This I use only for the trigger assembly. >>>>>>Whack!!

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Like Dnk said, stick with the manufacturer's recomended product, here's why, Horton rail lube: totally oderless
highly lubricious, less friction
superior adhesion, stays where you put it
all temp -45 to +450F
non-toxic and non-corrosive
won't wash off or disperse

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Ya know I may be the first to say it, but I know you guys are thinking it so here goes. First its mineral oil, and now its vaseline??? Where are you planing on sticking the arrows once you get them loaded??? That would be pushing the sadisim envelope. LOL, JK, :D:D:D:D


Not sure if Sadisim is the right word, but you know, the people that are into pain!

RE: What would be a good sub. for rail lube?
 

Masochism is the operative word here.

bore butter
 

did this seem to still work good on your bow after using it my husband thought it might work to? did you leave it on or wipe it off?

Rail Lub
 

There is another cross-bow site that alot of the guys have been useing is 30-06 Rail Snot.

I thought Jig A Loo was the most reccomended rail lube on this site???

Alot of guys are using 30-06 Snot Lube.

For my Excal I just keep the string and serving waxed. I was using some brand of rail lube or another in the beginning but was getting build-up, etc. Also seems like when I put something down on the rail it attracts every speck of dirt, weed particles, etc. and probably ends worse off than before I apply it. I haven't noticed any problems with just keeping the string and serving waxed up with regular string wax. I heat it up with a hairdryer, or partially melt the wax in the stick with a lighter then apply it and rub it in really good. I'm not even totally sure what Excalibur recommends for the rail if anything. My Horton recommended Horton rail lube which attracted dirt like a magnet.

I just looked up on Excalibur's owners manual and it says for their bows to only use serving wax and to not apply anything directly to the rail. I was thinking that was the case. I would go with whatever your CB manufacturer recommends. If you use anything with a solvent in it, it may cause premature wearing of your string/serving.