Maintaining and cleaning Spinning reels, help!

Hello All,

Been looking at vids on how to clean and maintain spinning reels....

im looking at cleaning and wiping them down completely and re grease, lubing and all that jazz...

My questions is, what type of grease lube do you guys use, i know whats out there but just want to see what others here are ussing, i saw penn, abu shimano, ardent...some others....

Thanks in advance...

Tony G

Tony,
I am personally using Daiwa Space Age Reel Greaser , not bad on price $3 and it last a awhile for greasing and cleaning many of reels .

I know others who like the Shimano Reel Grease , it is like $6 , but they give you a ton . so it would proubly outlast us


WES

I too use the daiwa stuff. It's good since it's easy to apply. I know some folks who use that yamaha marine grease with good results too. The most important part is to make sure you don't overdo it. A light coat goes a long way.

good deal, Thanks Wes, Kin....

BTW, DO NOT use WD 40 on Shimano reels. My small Sedona reel starting spitting out rubber one day, bits and pieces. Talked to a Shimano rep, they use a virgin rubber, WD 40 eats it up......beware........GT

hahah awesome, ive used it before on my Shimano sonora and im sure others...not any more though usually i just wash them down......thanks for GT

WalMart brand grease and lube, seems fine to me, I just have to clean my reels and re-lube every time out. Wait ok maybe I need to change my practices and product as well

I use Cal's Grease and Oust Met-Oil for all my reels. Never had any issues.

Lol@jeff thx bro

And good lookin out Lolly!

blue Yamaha Marine Lube ala Alan Tani.  Also, CorrosionX and and SpeedX.

So many choices out there. I have always used white lithium grease. It's easy to use, safe on any kind of metal and long lasting; it doesn't splatter, melt, run, wash off or freeze. You can get in practically any hardware store/dept.

Sewing machine oil is tops for use on reels. Or you can use never heated vegetable oil in a pinch. But never use WD40 on anything that is/has rubber or plastic.

You can get both of these at Walmart. The smallest size will provide you with enough for a lifetime supply for reel maintenance.

As cleaning goes...you should avoid chemicals! Most of them will damage plastic and rubber. If using your reel in salt water it is a good idea to flush with water, let it dry and then apply lubricants. If it needs a better cleaning than a flush I use a small amount of Dawn dishwashing liquid and water. Dawn will remove the old lubricant without damaging plastic, rubber or monofilament.

Keep your lines tight and the hooks sharp.

I use cal's for my drags
Yamaha marine grease for other parts
Boca Lightning oil for my spool bearings
Reel X for any other parts that need oil. worm gear, reel handle etc

bigfish wrote:So many choices out there. I have always used white lithium grease. It's easy to use, safe on any kind of metal and long lasting; it doesn't splatter, melt, run, wash off or freeze. You can get in practically any hardware store/dept.

Sewing machine oil is tops for use on reels. Or you can use never heated vegetable oil in a pinch. But never use WD40 on anything that is/has rubber or plastic.

You can get both of these at Walmart. The smallest size will provide you with enough for a lifetime supply for reel maintenance.

As cleaning goes...you should avoid chemicals! Most of them will damage plastic and rubber. If using your reel in salt water it is a good idea to flush with water, let it dry and then apply lubricants. If it needs a better cleaning than a flush I use a small amount of Dawn dishwashing liquid and water. Dawn will remove the old lubricant without damaging plastic, rubber or monofilament.

Keep your lines tight and the hooks sharp.

Awesome!!! thanks for the reply! good to the point write up...

Chomps wrote:I use cal's for my drags
Yamaha marine grease for other parts
Boca Lightning oil for my spool bearings
Reel X for any other parts that need oil.  worm gear, reel handle etc

Good looking out Chomps thanks bro!!! solid!

I forgot to mention that I clean off the old grease and dirty bearings with Coleman fuel. It's never damaged anything in my reels.

.:LOLLY:. wrote:I forgot to mention that I clean off the old grease and dirty bearings with Coleman fuel. It's never damaged anything in my reels.

For sure bro good deal....