Recommend me a grease gun

[Bikeless]

Looking for a manual grease gun, nothing too big and relatively cheap if possible, had enough of getting covered in grease every time i need to use the stuff.
TIA.

[wristjob]

i have nothing to add to this.
i own nothing with a grease nipple.
about 30 years ago i was working with diggers and we used an air powered gun but it was cartridge fed.
manual you are going to be spooning it into the gun.

[doggone]

[Bikeless]

It's for working on cars and occasionally bicycles, don't need a grease nipple type just something small and accurate.

[bugeye_bob]

[ThatDippyTwat]

Shell Gadus, and a brush.

Job done.

https://www.metalworkingfluids.net/shell-gadus-s2-v220-2.html
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'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)

[Polarbear]

Grease guns are good. I like grease guns

Specifically this type -

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Can use with one hand.

However if you want to keep your hands lovely and clean and grease free, get a full size one that you can use cartridges in, so bloody easy
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[ADSrox0r]

Never bother with them tbh, anything that needs a dollop of grease usually needs a good fingering anyway.
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Current bikes: '08 VFR 800 VTEC(yo) , '07 ZZR1400 Winter hack: '95 Aprilia 650 Pegaso Currently lusting after: RC30

[BTTD]

I've used one like Polar showed on trailer bearings. Worked well.

I'm now trying to remember where it is. Must be with the trailer.

[Shaft]

[andyscooter]

I normally use an aerosol can with grease in but that was white grease so not what you really want

otherwise its a dollop on the finger
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[dydey90]

https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/manual-grease-guns/1347614/

Get a cartridge, take off both ends, put it in, off you go.

You'll still get grease everywhere because you'll want to store it with the handle down, but every time it moves the handle will open.
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Past: CBR125,ER6f NINJA 650, ZZR600 Current: VFR750

[bikenut]

:D perhaps I'm toooooooo old school, but I actually fit grease nipples to my bikes !

As to filling one, mine has the spring loaded pull out rod just like in the picture above with POLAR BEAR,. but is a larger one for cars etc..

When the gun runs out, I clean the pump head end and unscrew from the body.

I buy the smallish tins ( too expensive now wilco, too expensive !!! ) with the plastic plate inside.

I place the tin on the floor and place the gun open end centrally over the tins plastic plate hole. I "pull" on the guns "rod" whilst pushing down with the pump body.

The grease tins plate is forced down and the guns grease camber "volume" goes up, because the rod and piston are being pulled up.

Grease is pushed into the now increasing guns grease chamber volume.

The rod is sprung loaded with an auto lock feature, meaning the grease is not pushed out via the spring loading.

I have performed this "stunt" in front of amazed customers, selling a new greased gun and several tins of new grease.

Its clean and easy when you know how. :D :D :D

For small greaseing, I have an alternative end rather than the standard nipple end. I made a suitable new end to screw onto the grease "tube", with a small diameter hole drilled thru it and a ground taper, or needle like. :karma:

PS waste grease can be rubbed onto car under body, bike etc.......an oily/greasy rag service.........use a rubber ring ( old inner tube, remember what they are like !! ? ) to lock gun handle in place during storage. getting empty cartridges out ( and fitting new ones in ) can be real fun eh ! :D
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nuts about bikes

[Bikeless]

The cars i work on are modern, as i stated in the original post, it's about not getting covered in grease more than anything, not about greasing nipples. I'm currently using a brush as advised by you lot, which is better, until i can find a suitable alternative.

[bikenut]

cool, try the rod and plate method, that's why the plate is there.... :karma:
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[Hetzer]

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[Pete.]

For a small grease gun one to look out for is Wanner. I bought one from a boot fair for a few quid. Simple, long lasting and can deliver very high pressure.

BTW you don't need to use a spoon to fill a non-cartridge grease gun. Stick the end in the grease and pull on the t-handle whilst slowly advancing the tube into the grease tin so it doesn't suck air as the level of the grease drops in the tin. You'll have to wipe over the outside but it fills the gun quickly with little to no air trapped.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Polarbear]

[Pete.]

[kramdra]

I dont have one, I try to avoid getting dirt in a tub of grease and contaminating it. A small tub lasts me a very long time.

I had a box of 50 syringes, 60ml, Couple of them are now filled with grease. It works, minimum mess.