# Thick Lube Alternatives? 

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**Created:** [January 14, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thick-lube-alternatives/10276 "2010-01-14T08:12:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhosYoDaddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e274bd/32.png) [@WhosYoDaddy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WhosYoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thick-lube-alternatives/10276/1 "2010-01-14T08:12:33Z")

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Is there an alternative to buying thick lube, like… vaseline, or something?

\_ WYD

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**Author:** ![theyoster109](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoster109/32/244_2.png) [@theyoster109](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoster109)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thick-lube-alternatives/10276/2 "2010-01-14T09:01:42Z")

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Cooking oil works well.  
\< Brayten\> ;D

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thick-lube-alternatives/10276/3 "2010-01-14T13:25:40Z")

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Cooking oil isn’t the best. Vaseline is too thick.  
Try 3-n-1 oil. One drop will be perfect.

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**Author:** ![WhosYoDaddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e274bd/32.png) [@WhosYoDaddy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WhosYoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thick-lube-alternatives/10276/4 "2010-01-14T22:34:53Z")

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> [@icthus](#):
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> Cooking oil isn’t the best. Vaseline is too thick.  
> Try 3-n-1 oil. One drop will be perfect.

thanks, but cooking oil works, right? lol