HI :-)

If vaselina is a petroleum jelly, why is then all silicone spray 
containing petroleum harmful to the cube-plastic while the vaseline 
is not? I know of course that petroleum is a mix of hydrocarbones 
and various other stuff. But can anyone explain this?

Cheers!

-Per

> --- In [email protected], "thunderpants16" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Have you tried good ole vaseline petroleum jelly? there's probably 
> some in your bathroom. worked great for me, no harmful long term 
> effects I can think of.
> 
> --- In [email protected], Matt Moberly 
> <mmoberly@> wrote:
> >
> > I had an excellent store-bought cube that just tightened up on 
me 
> last time
> > I cleaned & lubed it.  Maybe because I submerged it in water?
> > 
> > Anyway, now it's very tight and impractical for speedcubing.  
> Lubing does
> > nothing to help.  I'm willing to try just about anything to 
loosen 
> it up
> > again, even at the risk of breaking it.  Does anybody have any 
> tricks for
> > loosening up a riveted cube?
> > 
> > - Matt
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>







 
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