Sil glyde vs 3m silicone paste. It is VERY important you clean all the old grease from the slide pins and boots. for what gain (s)? Maybe use a silicone based product such as sil-glyde or 3m silicone paste. Ate brake cylinder paste temporarily resists temperatures up to approx. Moisture-proof grease for quiet, long-lasting brakes. Hardwares: Permatex Purple Grease or any synthetic brake lube. That's just cheaper to make and Grease for caliper I’m looking for grease to use on caliper pins. Looking at them online, they seem like the run of the mill The products used are American Grease Company's sil-glyde SG or BK series or the 3M silicone paste. We'll see on the next brake job if anything changes. I would need it for the caliper pins, and other contact points as suggested. I’ve been a fan of Mission Automotive Silicone for pins. This silicone paste is special stuff because it's the secret sauce that the "stealership weasels" use to Sil Glyde is castor oil that presumably has some silicone solids and NLGI #2. The Permatex or Sil-Glyde 3M silicone paste is recommended but I don’t think it’s available locally. The 3M Silicone Paste is a versatile and widely used product in various industries, including automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. (comparable to 3M Silicone Brush Top; see other Sil After problems with various enclosed pin lubes, I went back to the tried and true silicone brake lube (I have 3M currently). 1 seems alot of work. I just Sil-Glyde is highly praised here, yet it hardened up on you and I have read similar complaints from others. I just curious for caliper pins on a car: would 3M brake lube on the caliper slide pins be ok? i don't want to have to get 3M silicone paste if i don't need to. 3M silicone paste I'll try to be explicitly clear: Sil-Glyde or 3M silicon paste on the caliper pins, Moly grease on the pad ears, CRC 05016 on the backs of pads in caliper contact areas and contact areas of pistons, and Sil-Glyde silicone grease lubricant protects rubber, metal & plastic from -20 °F to 400 °F. This is more than a car repair forum! The part number for the Silicone Paste is 000-989-84-51, current MB list price of $72 for a 3. Permatex brake lubricants ARE available What are the differences between the green, purple and orange versions of Permatex brake SIL-Glyde brake lubricant is safe for your entire braking system (save for the pad faces, never lubricate those no matter what you use). So my plan is now to remove/clean the pins and apply Sil-Glyde Lubricating Compound A longer-lasting, high film strength protective lubricant for all surfaces. Remove the pins clean them, remove the boots clean the old I've had good success with 3M silicone paste, it's a bit expensive but good stuff. Use synthetic grease on all parts that touch None. Do you use DBL-2T just for pins or I have been using Sil-Glyde for pins but I am not impressed with it so I was going to use 3M Silicone but might give DBL-2T a try. From what I gather Sil-Glyde is pretty much the best for the slide pins but it is hard to find in my area, so I was I seem to recall when I last did a brake job, that sil-glyde had a quantity of either solid silica and/or some sort of clay additive, while brake paste (I was looking at 3M but the AGS brand is likely similar) was Are Dielectric grease and silicone paste the same thing? If not what are the differences? Archived post. Temp range -40 to 400 F. Protects rubber and plastic parts, ideal for AGS Sil-glyde. Originally Posted by diyjake 3M Silicone Paste holds up better and longer than Napa Sil Glyde. silicon paste is better. . Silicone won’t last long, Honda M77 is good stuff for the tabs on the The green is the cheapest stuff, it also does not contain silicone, instead a synthetic grease, probably just to make it cheaper. To be honest, I just bought my 1st tube of NAPA Sil-Glyde and was just reading the label when I stumbled on the patent # for google AGS Company Sil-Glyde Multipurpose Silicone Lubricant in an 8 oz tube provides superior protective automotive lubrication for a wide array of surfaces, including The slide pins you use a product called sil glyde or similar. As a domain-specific expert with a background in materials science "Silicone Paste" Yeah, that's what I ended up buying too. Won’t melt or wash away—ideal for automotive, home & industrial use. It is castor oil based grease with some silicone in it. Experienced it, seen Thanks for the compliment. Sil-glyde is Bk-1, 3,4, 8, 12 which AGS Sil-Glyde or 3M silicone. Remove the pins clean them, remove the boots clean the old lubricant, spray some brake cleaner in the pin chamber, roll up a shop Silicone washes off quickly, anti seize sticks like glue. Overall uneven brake pad wear is very common. 3M Silicone Paste holds up better and longer than Napa Sil Glyde. Buy 3m silicone paste and then either the m77 or crc silaramic if you need some with solids. I've been You need to use silicon grease, use sil glyde. If you live in a humid state, this stuff will cause your I just use DOT 5 brake fluid to assemble rubber parts in a DOT 5 system, it works fine. The 3M silicone compound seems widely espoused but I would like to find something a little more You need to use silicon grease, use sil glyde. Also, I'm pretty sure sil glide (I got sil-eze from napa here in canada) is only like 5% silicone. I use 3M copper brake lube to very very lightly, usually with just a gloved finger, lube the face of the piston that contacts the back of Raybestos Silicone Paste aka DBL-2T. Both 1) Sil-Glyde (technically there's AGS Sil-Glyde Lubricting Compound, AGS Sil-Glyde Brake Lubricant, and Napa Sil-Glyde Lubricating Compound). Both those silicone pastes are in the $20 range for an 8 oz bottle though. Caliper pins: Mission Automotive or 3M silicone paste. Sil-glyde is good stuff too but it's weird how it turns purple when exposed to certain materials. 🤔 Nope! I always thought winter driving washed it out. I've used dielectric grease, 3M silicone paste, and now I use the genuine honda shin etsu stuff. Do you use DBL-2T just for pins or Which silicone paste that is not dielectric grease you are refering to? Never had any problems with 3M silicone paste (dielectric grease). Get real silicone paste. It does not dry up? I think that would work fine. I have some Autozone "AGS Sil-Glyde" Anyone know if both are the same or should I just run back to get some trusty Napa Sil Doing a brake job soon. I've never used Sil-Glyde, but I remember reading that it wasn't Super Lube (Teflon) vs Sil Glyde (Silicone) for Rubber for glyde lube rubber sil silicone super teflon Jump to Latest 15K views 7 replies 4 participants last post by zak99B5 Apr 27, 2014 I see that Sil-Glyde Silicone Brake Lubricant mentions that it is heat resistant to over 425° F (218° C). New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 1. Are there any other brands that is recommended for this use? You can use Superlube like this or get the silicon Many recommend the 3m 08946 paste or the Mission Auto dielectric grease/silicone paste. Caliper piston face: Permatex Orange Silicone. 5-ounce jar. It is more viscous than "most" silicone greases. No, sil glyde dries out quickly after use it's only for inside the caliper pins, and sil glyde is namor oil and only 1% silicon. AGS Sil-Glyde or 3M silicone. Is it safe Hi Friends, What is best lube for breaks, back pad, sliders, pads ears. Permatex, Sil-glyde or 3M. BMW says to not use any because it attracts dirt. If you compare all I wouldn’t use anything but silicone lubricant on the guide pins. The 3M silicone paste is 60-100% silicone as per SDS, so it is actually a "silicone grease" Use sil glyde or a silicone based lube for slide pins, use the purple stuff for the pad ends and everything else. NEVER do they get the ceramic stuff as it will degrade the rubber boots. For the metal to metal you need something other than silicone. It's not so much the amount of solids (which Whats the purpose of using dot 5? vs dot 5. I recently got some 3M but I have not reached any conclusions on it's longevity. Great temperature tolerance, doesn't gum up floating caliper slides, decent for pad noise reduction. Use a high temperature synthetic brake grease. I purchased because of the many favorable recommendations, the price was right and I was very disappointed with the Permatex green. The pads you can use permatex ceramic, silicone or the green bottle AGS SIL-Glyde 4 oz Tube Silicone Based Brake Assembly Lubricant for Eliminating Disc Brake Squeal - Moisture Proof, Heat Resistant, Rust and Corrosion Protector 2K+ bought in past month Add to cart I'm aware Sil-Glyde is not a high silicone product. I have some 3M silicone but reading around here Silicone/Moly based product is Sil-Glyde is mostly polypropylene glycol grease with (likely) some silicone oil in it. You can use Sil-Glyde if you want a thicker paste. That being said, many stores have the proper silicone paste or sil glyde in stock. For exposed metal to metal I use either Molykote/Honda M77 or Pastelube. Buy online, pick up in-store in 30 minutes. Yes it sounds like sex lube but it is the best stuff I've ever used on brakes. Archived post. I'd only pick a caster oil based lube if you have a rubber compatibility Turns out that this grease is incompatible with the rubber at the end of my slide pins as well as the boots. I have used a small amount of Sil-Glyde and none at all and did not find it to make any difference. 2) Originally Posted by JMHC Originally Posted by Brybo86 3m silicone paste brush in cap Used Sil Glyde for years and it is good stuff, but there is not much silicone in it. Never use it. When I kill my tube, I am going to get the 3M silicone Living in MA, I like to take wheels off before and after winter. Relube slide pins ( have sil-glyde but have switched to 3M silicone paste) take caliper bracket off, remove hardware clips, clean underneath, I was preparing to do a brake job and read all the threads about brake lube discussions. I picked up some Sil-Glyde from NAPA the other day after seeing great reviews on Amazon. OP, is there a reason you're looking specifically at Silicone? If not, you might want to consider CRC as an option. I purchased the Permatex one from CT but found out that it might cause rubber bushing to swell and is not recommended. You really need to put a lot on there to make it last. Don't be fooled by products that have "some" silicone in their petroleum base. I have 3M silicone compound, anti seize and jet lube 50% moly paste on hand. I know opinions You are referencing a topic about silicone grease vs dielectric (which usually IS silicone grease), while Sil-Glyde is NOT silicone grease. Sil-Glyde Silicone Brake Lubricant, Tube, 4 oz BK-4 at Advance Auto Parts. ^ Yes, the permatex silicone ceramic. Whether you Again, this may have been covered in another thread If so, please direct me to the link within the forum. But now that you mention it, you ever use Sil-Glyde on reels? I was wondering about the silicone paste for reels though because it exhibits many of the qualities we look for in reel greases, Motorcraft PTFE (XG-8) appears to be petroleum based, not appropriate for what you're looking to use it on. My SilGlyde Permatex purple, Sil-Glyde, "Ceramlub", and currently using the Permatex orange. 3M Silicone Sealants Dynatron™ Auto Seam Sealer Caulk Options available 3M™ Marine Grade Silicone Sealant Did you buy a true silicone brake/dielectric product or are you using the "blue synthetic caliper grease" you stated in your original post? Sil-Glyde is a castor oil based lube with a trivial amount of silicone in Can I use 3m Dry Type Silicone spray for both or should I use a different spray/lube for the regulator vs the rubber track?? Since the windows are frameless, the rubber “track” is just the rubber trim that . 3m Silicon paste is one of the best stuff you can put on caliper pins. 3M 08946 is 8 oz but it cost $35 plus. 3M subscribers in the MechanicAdvice community. Quote: Sil-Glyde Brake Lubricant is a silicone-based brake It's pretty expensive though, between copper AS and 3m silicone paste I have almost $100 CAD in brake grease! Syl Glyde is trash, I live in Toronto and it can't go a year without washing off of pad ears or Should properly clean everything before applying as well. Great lube paste for your automotive needs. Any thoughts on what will prevent wash out and corrosion the longest on a year round salt belt driver? AGS Company's Sil-Glyde® lubricant product line is a must-have for anyone looking to keep their vehicles and equipment running smoothly. I'd use it or any all silicone paste over sil-glyde which breaks down at lower temp and oxidizes. No way I'm paying $30 for a tub of silicone paste that'll only get used once or twice. New comments cannot be posted and I have been using Sil-Glyde for pins but I am not impressed with it so I was going to use 3M Silicone but might give DBL-2T a try. I’m sure the product I have used without any issues would probably have similar complaints if Electric Off-Road - ball diff grease - What is your favorite ball diff grease? The RC grease seems a bit expensive and appears to be dielectric grease. I can believe that. Sil-Glyde - Both Sil-Glyde Lubricating Compound and Sil-Glyde Brake Lubricant currently share an SDS, the only component listed is Castor oil 30-60% by weight Note: Molykote brand products have been Almost out of my Motorcraft XG3A dielectric and brake silicone compound so I'm looking for alternatives. 200° C / 392° F. I’ll be real with you, I’ve used regular grease for a while and it’s pretty rare for it to swell the rubber pin bushings. 3M is silicone oil (Polydimethylsiloxane) and silicone solids, NLGI #3. But now that you mention it, you ever use Sil-Glyde on I just ran out of the Napa Sil-Glyde that I have been using for caliper pins. Turns out, it's apparently only got a very low silicone content? Thinking about returning it Save on American Grease Stick Co. Automotive Solutions SIL-Glyde Brush Top Can Multi-Purpose All-Weather Lubricating Compound for All Surfaces, 4 oz Lubricant Can, Silicone Lubricant, Ensure Friction Resistance I'm on the fence about lube on the guide pins. 3M 8 oz Car Care Silicone Paste is a water-resistant silicone lubricant designed for various automotive applications. Use silicon Syl-Glyde Brake Lubricant is NOT readily available to me. Seems like there is alternatives likes Sil-Glyde, 3M Anti-seize is not approved for use in brakes. Just get I learned here on Reddit to use only 3M Silicone paste on the slide pins. Sil-Glyde silicone brake lubricant stops squeal, protects rubber & metal, and withstands 425 °F. I was taking a look at some dielectric grease and thought, “how is this different from the sil-glyde brake lubricant grease I already have?” I’ve been researching, and can’t come up with an answer. To be honest, I just bought my 1st tube of NAPA Sil-Glyde and was just reading the label when I stumbled on the patent # for google Originally Posted by JMHC Originally Posted by Brybo86 3m silicone paste brush in cap Used Sil Glyde for years and it is good stuff, but there is not much silicone in it. It's not a lubricant. 127 votes, 108 comments.
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