[Tigers] Red Grease

[Alan Zeni]

There's a place back east that has a 25 gram tube for 5.95.  I'll keep
looking....
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Smit, Theo
  To: CoolVT at aol.com ; tiger at missiongranite.com ; tigers at autox.team.net
  Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:44 AM
  Subject: RE: [Tigers] Red Grease


  Well the few references that I've seen in my quick search seem to indicate
it's a vegetable based grease (so, Vaseline would not be a suitable
substitute). The thinking is that petroleum based rubbers will get eroded by
the petroleum oils in most greases. Silicone grease (check bicycle shops and
electronics outfits) would possibly be a reasonable substitute so long as it's
pure silicone with no petroleum solvents.



  Theo




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  From: CoolVT at aol.com [mailto:CoolVT at aol.com]
  Sent: May 1, 2008 12:37 PM
  To: Smit, Theo; tiger at missiongranite.com; tigers at autox.team.net
  Subject: Re: [Tigers] Red Grease



  I have always been curious about the scarcity and high price of  this red
grease. I remember using it in the early 60's on an Austin Sprite. So, if it
was being manufactured that long ago it would seem that it's not some kind of
exotic, modern formula.  I wonder why no one has duplicated it for a
reasonable price? There has to be a demand when you look at the number of
older British cars in the US.

  I have to hand it to the manufacturers and distributors.  They have kept it
scarce, mysterious, in small quantity tubes and  kept the price right up
there.  I going to be pretty pi$$ed off some day when we find that all along
it was just Vaseline with some red dye mixed in:-)

  Mark






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