Krytox's life span?
Krytox's life span?
Question: if a car is lubed with Krytox and tuned on a Saturday night (5 runs since the most recently application of Krytox), will it be OK to run in a Pinewood Derby (for a maximum of 8 runs) on the following Saturday, or should the car be re-lubed prior to the actual Pinewood Derby? Thanks.
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Re: Krytox's life span?
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Re: Krytox's life span?
We've been using krytox at our workshops for a few years. Some cars have been checked in (and lubed) as much as 2 weeks before the derby, and the rest have been checked in (and lubed) 3-6 days before the derby (depending on the year and the schedule for our final check-in). We haven't noticed any problems.TimInOhio wrote:Question: if a car is lubed with Krytox and tuned on a Saturday night (5 runs since the most recently application of Krytox), will it be OK to run in a Pinewood Derby (for a maximum of 8 runs) on the following Saturday, or should the car be re-lubed prior to the actual Pinewood Derby?
This is hardly a scientific study though, so if someone has better data, pay attention to it.
Re: Krytox's life span?
Thanks, Darin.Darin McGrew wrote:We've been using krytox at our workshops for a few years. Some cars have been checked in (and lubed) as much as 2 weeks before the derby, and the rest have been checked in (and lubed) 3-6 days before the derby (depending on the year and the schedule for our final check-in). We haven't noticed any problems.TimInOhio wrote:Question: if a car is lubed with Krytox and tuned on a Saturday night (5 runs since the most recently application of Krytox), will it be OK to run in a Pinewood Derby (for a maximum of 8 runs) on the following Saturday, or should the car be re-lubed prior to the actual Pinewood Derby?
This is hardly a scientific study though, so if someone has better data, pay attention to it.
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Re: Krytox's life span?
Tim,
Krytox will last about 4 months before you really start to see a large change in speed if the car is kept in a clean area. I have left cars sit out in the open for 2 months and not had a issues and I have had cars in storage boxes last as long as 5 months.
Krytox will last about 4 months before you really start to see a large change in speed if the car is kept in a clean area. I have left cars sit out in the open for 2 months and not had a issues and I have had cars in storage boxes last as long as 5 months.