Does this stuff work with konkaves and 10 balls?
Yes. I have a variety of bearings from regular speed bearings to Center Tracs to OD 10 Balls and Crucial Grooves. The only one that someone mentioned I think wasā¦ do not use on ceramic bearings.
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I have used it on a the same variety of bearings with great sucess. I donāt thing ceramics have been tested or mentioned in this tread.
Although I did use it on a Terrapin X (not ceramic) and the results were quite poor. So avoid using this on Terrapin X. Use the recomended water and canned air. Otherwise you will remove whatever voodoo is on these awesome bearings.
I donāt have any ceramics to test it on. I may spring for one just to test it. Iām sure he info will be valuable to the community.
There is no point in using it on TX bearings as there is no oil or grease to thin down or displace.
The solvents in it will disrupt the bond of the dry treatment on the steel TX bearings, as you found out.
It will have no positive effect on the TX ceramics but will not hurt them. Any residue left could be cleaned off with acetone if it effected spin time.
I wonder if anyone has tried the IDEAL Electric Motor Degreaser made by the same company and also sold at Loweās.
Yep, I had to find out the hard way. :\
Next time I get some of your bearings ill get some of your dry lube too.
I saw that motor degreaser too, Iām so impressed with the contact cleaner that I May have to give it a shot.
definitely gonna try this this weekend 
Did you get to try it?
Results?
sounds good, i assume youāre going through more string if the momentum truly picked up?
Not really sure, I burn a string out in just a few hours, Maybe 4 or 5.
Iām pretty new here been reading through the thread. Wondering if I should try this on my new YYJ bearing that came with my DM2 right away or if I should wait till it starts getting dirty or slow? Will it improve performance of a new bearing?
I would clean it right away. I like to make sure my bearings are as clean and dry as possible.
ā¦But I also like to experiment. That being said I suggest playing it for about 20 minutes, then clean it and note any improvement.
I would take the same advice I use when I do my cleaning using more traditional methods.
If Iām trying to completely clean a bearing, I use mineral spirits or acetone. I also use the paper method to clean out extra stuff, which is SUPER important if the bearings are packed with grease(yes, Iām NOT kidding, yoyo bearings unusable due to grease inside). Iāll then lube them and play them for a bit(15-30 minutes, whatever feels right), letting the lube work out any other crud in the bearing out. I then re-clean the bearing the same way again.
The only difference I would say is to substitute the electrical contact cleaner for the second cleaning, mostly since I think the electrical contact cleaner might not work good for greased up bearings. However, if your bearings arenāt full of grease, feel free to try this method for the first cleaning as well. Iām trying to get a little bit of time to pick up some of this and give it a shot.
Studio42, will you elaborate or give a pointer to the āpaper methodā for cleaning? Iām not familiar with it.
The electrical contact cleaner will clean out the grease quite well. We have several sized bearings at work. And they are Packed with grease. We even add grease from time to time to keep things running smooth. I found some cās figured id try them. They were packed quite well. I cleaned them with the contact cleaner and within 10 secs maybe 3 spins and it started to pick up lots of speed. The first flick didnāt even make 1 revoloution. The 3rd made a lot. Not sure exacly how many, but it was a vast improvement.
sorry, iāve only been skimming this threadā¦ does this stuff clean the bearing, or act as a lube?
It will do a very thorough clean, especially if you remove the shields - by taking off shields it will force junk out, if you just need a quick clean you can leave shields on.
It does not lube, and actually works best not to lube after using it - just run dry.
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I found the liquid wrench silicone spray to work well as a lubricant. Doesnāt really slow down the bearing.
This a a cleaner, not a lube. It will leave your bearings very clean and very dry. (Just how I like it)
I would not advise using liquid wrench. Its a dust collector. Same with wd-40. It may work in a pinch but long term results are poor and the bearing wll require more frequent cleaning.