General purpose lube

[Derivative]

What should I use for lubing up bits and bobs like rusty bolts, mirrors etc? Had to scrap my old mirrors cause they rusted through and just wobbled about.

[Chalky.]

I normally use durex.

[MarJay]

[Dazbo666]

Copper grease / spray for bolts and fittings etc
PTFE spray and/or ACF50 as a preventative measure ?

but if your situation has got to the point of stuff being "rusted through", then prevention is already too late... maybe a suitable grinder and some Hammerite might be a temporary measure until the time comes for replacement?
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[FURBAR]

Some homemade type copper grease of ebay .. 150 g for about 6 quid ...

I have acf 50 aswell .. which needs to be used a bit sparingly when its 14 quid a throw ..

As recomended on here, next week i will be buying the 5ltr tub and spray of wd40 of ebay .. 20 odd quid ..
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Fuk um !!

[Derivative]

Cheers, the problem was on my old mirrors the parts where the mirror attaches to the shaft were rusted, where you can normally adjust it, so they just pointed right down all the time.

Just looking to prevent this happening to my new ones (though I'm guessing it won't be my problem on the time scale I'll have the bike for.)

[FURBAR]

My mirrors started rusting, only a few months old, bit of the lubes menstioned and A OK... prevention better than cure and all that jazz ..
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Fuk um !!

[Frost]

As a general rule:

If it moves: Lithium grease
If you don't want it to move until it needs undoing, and you want to make sure it does undo: Copper grease

It's what i've always done and i've never had any problems

[neil.]

Adding to previous post...

....and if it moves but it's touching plastic or rubber, then use silicone grease.
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