Reel cleaning

[CTBassin860]

Just took some time to clean up a couple of my reels.The Orra winch was a mess.50 qtips and a dab or 2 of grease in the worm gear and a drop or 2 of oil on the bearings its like brandy new.I use Quantum Hot Sauce oil and grease.What do you guys use?

[ww2farmer]

I have always used stuff I had laying around for firearm's cleaning and maint. It's worked well for me.

 

Spool bearings get soaked in solvent, then let air dry, blown out with a little bit of compressed air, and re-lubed with a drop or two of light oil, I use rem-oil.

 

I de-grease/de-gunk the rest of the reel with CRC QD electronic parts cleaner, I avoid brake cleaner as some brands/formulas of it don't play with with plastics and other non metallic parts, some brake cleaners are OK to use, but I err on the side of caution and just avoid them all together.

 

AR bearing get' a q-tip soaked in CLP run around it...............I NEVER take the AR bearing apart.

 

Gears get a light coat of high temp automotive wheel bearing grease.

 

Worm gear/level wind get a drop or two of CLP.

 

That's about it. My reels always feel like new when done, and run all season long with no issues and no need for more maint, other than maybe a drop or two more of rem-oil on the spool bearings a time or two during the year. The only time I get inside a reel during the season is if it get's dunked under water, or if it's been exposed to downpours of rain multiple times............even then I tend to wait and see if it needs anything/acts up before I service it.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

REM-Oil for SS bearings, run hybrid ceramic bearings dry.