Block Posted August 14, 2021 Share Servicing my fork and the recommended grease to use is either Slick Honey or SRAM butter. Any alternatives that can be recommended as these brands are just not available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted August 14, 2021 Share You tried these guys? https://capemulti.co.za/product/park-tool-ppl-2-polylube-1000-lubricant-tub-copy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted August 14, 2021 Share Try Cogent Industries. Jacques might be able to help you out with enough to do the forks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marshall Posted August 14, 2021 Share You can use red rubber grease. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Nothing aa good as the real stuff. Droo at Stoke suspension always has a stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New world disorder Posted August 14, 2021 Share Isiko sports have some cool suspension products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 14, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, David Marshall said: You can use red rubber grease. Was going to suggest this. It's the same base soap and oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars1967 Posted August 14, 2021 Share I really don’t like red rubber grease. I helped a friend of mine do a complete strip down restoration on a VW Karmann Ghia and he used red rubber grease on anything that remotely resembles rubber. It turns into a sticky gooey mess in very short order. I am not saying that you cannot use it as they claim that it is good for the assembly of brake and clutch hydraulic components. Based on my experience though, I won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted August 14, 2021 Share I've used red rubber grease to seal the rim of air filters on dirt bikes. To me it is way to thick and sticky for fork seals. Try Cogent or Robbies Bicycle Concept, they carry the RSP products and have a suspension grease listed on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Kromhout Posted August 14, 2021 Share I use red rubber grease that comes in a 500g tub (which will last you a very long time) that I bought on Takealot for about R180. It works fine for me. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted August 15, 2021 Share This is just my take on this as an 'unqualified' spanner boy...I've used that red rubber stuff before (on car and bike) and it just creates gunk when it mixes with the suspension oil (maybe there are better quality ones...mine is a cheap tub from Midas)...I cried and ponied up for the the SRAM butter (bought from Cape Multi, took a couple of days to get to my rural village) and the difference is literally night and day...I stripped my Recon right down about a month ago and spent an afternoon servicing it....I probably used a bit more than a tea spoon worth on reassembling....There is enough there to do several full services.... Its well worth it.... Edited August 15, 2021 by Mojoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 15, 2021 Share 14 hours ago, Block said: Servicing my fork and the recommended grease to use is either Slick Honey or SRAM butter. Any alternatives that can be recommended as these brands are just not available https://summitbikes.co.za/index.php?id_product=1203&controller=product&search_query=sram+butter&results=1 you just need to know where to look sometimes???? ps: Dominic carries stock so if it shows as in stock on his site he has it on hand. Edited August 15, 2021 by MORNE DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block Posted August 15, 2021 Share Thanks guys. Order placed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted August 15, 2021 Share I have an unused 500ml tub of SRAM Butter if anyone wants to make me an offer… Edit: Sorry, scratch that, just realised I have another use for it. Edited August 15, 2021 by LazyTrailRider Mars1967 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted August 15, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, LazyTrailRider said: I have an unused 500ml tub of SRAM Butter if anyone wants to make me an offer… Edit: Sorry, scratch that, just realised I have another use for it. PM'ed you if you change your mind. Even half of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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