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by lostnwilderness » 7 Oct 2019 11:57
The only size I have ever seen Houdini in is an 11 oz can. I would love to have a smaller bottle of it to keep in my kit. Has anyone ever seen a 6 or 8 oz version? Web search turned up nothing but thought I would ask on here...
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by GWiens2001 » 7 Oct 2019 21:11
I like Houdini, too. But you can get Tri-Flow in 4 oz aerosol cans or even 2 oz squeeze bottles. And it smells like bananas instead of chemicals.
My go-to is Houdini. But if being used to lubricate something where people may complain about the chemical smell (e.g. inside a car), I grab the Tri-Flow. Both are good products.
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by lostnwilderness » 10 Oct 2019 18:05
GWiens2001 wrote:And it smells like bananas instead of chemicals.
I have used Tri quite a bit and had never thought of it like that. As soon as I read your reply, I could IMMEDIATELY smell that!!!!
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by MacGnG1 » 20 Oct 2019 15:16
Abus PS88 spray lube comes in a very convenient 50ml size. Looks like its sold out in a lot of places, but i picked mine up from a local locksmith. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ABUS-PS88-50ml ... B000Y8P8BY
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by jeffmoss26 » 20 Oct 2019 17:12
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by petemoss » 21 Nov 2019 23:43
Because of what I have on hand, I have been using Paslode nail gun cleaner to clean out my locks. Then I used Aerokroil lubricant to lubricate the locks. I thought that this was working pretty well. Then I bought some Houdini and sprayed it into one of the locks that I had already done with the previous treatment. When I sprayed it with Houdini all this brown mess poured out. There may be better products on the market, but at this point the Houdini is very impressive.
I also have some hinges in the house that are very squeaky. Normally, I will disassemble the hinges, clean with alcohol, then lube the pin with 3 in 1 and reassemble. This works well. This time I decided to just spray with the Houdini without disassembling. Holy cow, a little spray and the hinges became smooth and silent.
So far I am a fan. I used to be a copier technician in a previous life. I used a lot of triclorethelene (which I don't think you can buy any longer because it causes cancer) along with TriFlow. Awesome products. But for locks I am pretty impressed with the Houdini.
A small bottle would be cool to have handy, but for what I am doing now the big bottle it pretty sweet.
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