MildlyWild Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Apart from JB's Rolls that is? a 20L drum is a little too much for me as well...
Hog_ Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Johnsons baby oil. Not sure if it'll work for you, but I there are guys that bleed their Magura HS33's with it.
fandacious Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 mineral oil? from minerals probably. just go get some rocks in your back yard and squeeze the oil out of them
MildlyWild Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 mineral oil? from minerals probably. just go get some rocks in your back yard and squeeze the oil out of them Tried that, but i ended up with smaller pebbles, then a few diamonds and some water, but no mineral oil. Come on FanD, you know almost everything...?
fandacious Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 mineral oil? from minerals probably. just go get some rocks in your back yard and squeeze the oil out of them Tried that' date=' but i ended up with smaller pebbles, then a few diamonds and some water, but no mineral oil. Come on FanD, you know almost everything...?[/quote'] hmm... i'll give you some if you give me the diamonds... sorry mate. my vast MTB experience only covers mechanical V brakes. never needed mineral oil. try the baby oil?
MildlyWild Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 mineral oil? from minerals probably. just go get some rocks in your back yard and squeeze the oil out of them Tried that' date=' but i ended up with smaller pebbles, then a few diamonds and some water, but no mineral oil. Come on FanD, you know almost everything...?[/quote']hmm... i'll give you some if you give me the diamonds...sorry mate. my vast MTB experience only covers mechanical V brakes. never needed mineral oil.try the baby oil? baby oil...? if I do I will not give feedback on this forum.
turtlek Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 i have mineral oil that i use when i service my customers bieks but it will be a waste for me to send it to you rather try willie englebrecht (SP??) or cycle lab for a bleed kit
Hog_ Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 What do you use mineral oil for? Well DUH! To oil your minerals! Just kidding. Studies have shown that cooking your food in mineral oil helps greatly with weight loss.
MildlyWild Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 i have mineral oil that i use when i service my customers bieks but it will be a waste for me to send it to you rather try willie englebrecht (SP??) or cycle lab for a bleed kit Got a bleed kit, but after using last year and doing a mates bike as well I ran out of oil - don't wanna buy a new kit just for the oil.Will chat to the LBS and see if they can help.
gummibear Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Try a Sewing machine shop.I got some at one here in PE a while back.
Ikaros Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Mineral oil is used in your car's gearbox.... should be easy to find !
turtlek Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Mineral oil is used in your car's gearbox.... should be easy to find ! you get different types of mineral oil and the one used in your cars gear box is a bit thicker than the one you use in shimano and avid brakes because of the size of the working parts in each item
Ikaros Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 There are three basic classes of miineral oils:paraffinic oils, based on n-alkanesnaphthenic oils, based on cycloalkanes aromatic oils, based on aromatic hydrocarbons (not to be confused with essential oils) What type should one use ? (error in my previous remark, I think gearbox oil is usually vegetable oil )
turtlek Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 ikaros you are one hundred percent correct the type of mineral oil you would be looking at is the paraffinic oil it is pinkish in colour
Johan Bornman Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Mineral oil is a fancy word for oil that comes out of the ground. The Arabs have lots of it. You can buy the stuff at a bike shop but take out a Stannic loan beforehand. It is expensive. R240 for a little bottle. I think I should buy a 20l drum of the stuff and sell it for R239-99 a bottle. I'll make a killing.
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