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Royal Quiet De Luxe after ultrasonic cleaning, blow drying, and lubrication with mineral spirits, Blue Creeper, and a dash of gun oil.
I read this as a mixture of mineral spirits, Blue Creeper and a bit of gun oil which is applied after cleaning as a means of lubricating a typewriter.
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used Molykote DX with my oiler (watchmakers oiler) to apply a small about on the type bars exactly where they pivot, and it did make it much smoother.
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Smith Corona Manual Vintage Typewriter Main Spring Removal Flush and Re-Lube Draw Band Attached by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]
Duane puts a few drops of red oil on the mainspring of typewriters as a lubricant before blowing it out to thin it down.
Here he demonstrates how to re-tension the mainspring of a Smith-Corona typewriter.
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Another part never to be oiled is theslotted casting through which the type barspivot. Oil in these slots would soon gumthem up and bog down the whole machine.
Don't oil the segment.
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On portable machines, and standard ma-chines in which the carriage runs on ballbearings in a track, this track should notbe oiled, but should merely be wiped clean.
Interesting that Kasten recommends against oiling the carriage rails of portables and standard machines which run on ball bearings.
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Any ordinary light machineoil will do, but regular typewriter or spermoil is best. Apply it sparingly—as much aswill cling to the end of a toothpick will do—and wipe off all excess.
toothpick as a typewriter tool
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#401B Nu-trol Control Cleaner for Electronics, a specialty cleaner
Nu-trol is a a degreaser/cleaner which also has a bit of oil in it as well for cleaning and oiling the rails, mainspring, and friction points of a typewriter. Follow up with compressed air to knock off the excess.
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Royal 10 Manual Typewriter Carriage Flush and Lube, Basic Procedure by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]
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Molykote BR2<br /> Shell grease 6430<br /> Molykote A Depot Fat Technical white oil
Mobil grease 28 (replacement for IBM No. 23 grease in IBM Selectrics) contains clay thickener which many greases don't have Mobil 1 0W-30 (or 0W-20)
See also: https://archive.org/details/olympia-sge-30-spare-parts-catalog-german/page/n23/mode/2up
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