Hay it just occurred to me that there are different type of grease and I have been using the wrong one all these years.

For years I have been using the same type "general purpose" grease" for "general purpose". You know the Lithium Grease, ball bearing grease, the black stuff, the white stuff on everything. They work fine in seal and cover machinery. But when I use it on things like door latch, bicycle chains and exposed rails (from a sliding door). They gum up with dirt to the point where it gets worst then not greasing it at all and they get messy and have to clean at least once a year.

But I seen machine parts either exposed or semi exposed that have been grease from the factory where the grease hold up relatively well and clean and remains functional after years of not being service or grease. They are usually amber or dark amber in color and almost waxy past texture.

I was just reminded of this when I was working on my ski binding. Where the machinery is semi cover. The grease they use is still there not very dirty for sure functional and these are 10 year old bindings. Now if I used lithium on it it would have gummed up in a season.

So any experience. I am looking for a grease not an oil. And not wd40. wd40 just clean it and lub it and it does get gum up.

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