Smoothest gear grease.

[SSS]

Does anyone have a suggestion for a gear grease that makes the gears as smooth as possible? I have been using the cal's grease and Shimano ACE-2 for years, and want to try something new. Was thinking of trying the ZPI F-0 Pro Grease Medium. Is it any good? And by "good", all i care about is for the gears to feel as smooth as possible.

[HobeyBaker]

I have ZPI grease that I use, but I don't think they make it anymore.

[SSS]

I have ZPI grease that I use, but I don't think they make it anymore.

Which one is it? And is it any good? Have you compared it to others?

[johnD]

I use Maxima. It stays put , heat won't make it run. Most motorcycle shops or speed shops carry it.

[tincanary]

Yamalube cut with Corrosion X. Mix to your desired consistency.

[HobeyBaker]

I have ZPI grease that I use, but I don't think they make it anymore.

Which one is it? And is it any good? Have you compared it to others?

I will take a look when I get home tonight.

[johnD]

I have zpi medium grease , wasn't too impressed.

[Drakestar]

I use ZPI Medium exclusively and I think it's really great for casting performance/distance, but it's nowhere near the smoothest grease out there. It's a tradeoff I'm happy to make - but if there's a grease that's just as performant while also feeling smoother, I'm all ears.

[Slazmo]

I've started to migrate my working reels over to Calcium Sulphonate based marine grease, winch tests using this grease show beyond any doubts that it's the grease for marine gearing application.

[SSS]

I use ZPI Medium exclusively and I think it's really great for casting performance/distance, but it's nowhere near the smoothest grease out there. It's a tradeoff I'm happy to make - but if there's a grease that's just as performant while also feeling smoother, I'm all ears.

Are you referring to the zpi oil? How would you cast further with grease inside the gears?

[Jeffbro999]

Yamaha Blue grease. Big tube for a low price that will last forever. Crazy to see some of the prices on “reel” grease.

[Drakestar]

I use ZPI Medium exclusively and I think it's really great for casting performance/distance, but it's nowhere near the smoothest grease out there. It's a tradeoff I'm happy to make - but if there's a grease that's just as performant while also feeling smoother, I'm all ears.

Are you referring to the zpi oil? How would you cast further with grease inside the gears?

Hah. Yeah, that was a brain fart. I service with both ZPI Medium grease and their oil, but conflated reeling with casting.

[SSS]

I use ZPI Medium exclusively and I think it's really great for casting performance/distance, but it's nowhere near the smoothest grease out there. It's a tradeoff I'm happy to make - but if there's a grease that's just as performant while also feeling smoother, I'm all ears.

Are you referring to the zpi oil? How would you cast further with grease inside the gears?

Hah. Yeah, that was a brain fart. I service with both ZPI Medium grease and their oil, but conflated reeling with casting.

Would you say that the Zpi medium grease is worth it? They're twice as expensive as the Shimano counterpart.

[HobeyBaker]

I use ZPI Medium exclusively and I think it's really great for casting performance/distance, but it's nowhere near the smoothest grease out there. It's a tradeoff I'm happy to make - but if there's a grease that's just as performant while also feeling smoother, I'm all ears.

Are you referring to the zpi oil? How would you cast further with grease inside the gears?

Hah. Yeah, that was a brain fart. I service with both ZPI Medium grease and their oil, but conflated reeling with casting.

Would you say that the Zpi medium grease is worth it? They're twice as expensive as the Shimano counterpart.

I use the medium ZPI grease. It's good stuff and better than the stock Shimano grease that comes on the reels.

[DrPerf]

Last year I had settled on ZPI F-0 Pro Grease Medium for all gears and ZPI F-0 Pro Grease Soft for sliding/moving metal parts/frame bearings/worm gear.

After some research, I now use Dupont Krytox GPL 225 for gears rather than ZPI Medium, which is a significant upgrade over an excellent grease.

The Dupont grease is a bit expensive, but a "little goes a long ways". I have used it on 40+ reels, using less than a quarter of a 2 oz. tube.

Regards,
Doc