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What are you guys using for tube bending lube?

9.5K views 34 replies 32 participants last post by  gregers05  
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#18 ·
white lithium spray, then wipe it off with a rag after. Wipe down the bender every night before shutting down. Haven't tried WD40, does that work as well?
 
#28 ·
I don't lube my tubes (he, he). Instead, I spray my follower dies with Amsoil HD Metal Protector. The new JD2 dies do not mar tube so I basically just want to protect the dies and the Amsoil stuff does a nice job of that.
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#31 ·
Whipe tube clean, quick hit w/ 800 grit on the tube, EP2 Greese on the follower side keeping it off the big die, works well. Zero spring back, and no follower scuffs/damage anymore.
 
#32 ·
WD-40 here too. Depending on how long I have had the tub sitting around I will spray the tube with WD then wipe it with a red scotch brite pad, then with a clean rag. Load it in the bender and another quick squirt of WD on the die contact area.