CRC Food Grade Silicone Lubricant, (Net Weight: 10 oz) 16oz Aerosol

Worked on the lid opening of my copper bottle very well 5 up from me

I used this to spray down my mill and lathe to prevent rust. Seems to work well, low odour. Happy so far, no rust yet :p

I love this stuff and use it as a general purpose lubricant, excepting parts which require a grease or need a more capable lubricant than silicone, e.g. moly-based products. It’s also useful as a coating to inhibit oxidation or create a moderately resilient non-stick or hydrophobic surface. The solvent dries quickly and doesn’t smell like a hydrocarbon to me (actually reminds me of the Paslode tool cleaner aerosol), and while i haven’t noticed any obvious damage to plastics, I have noticed it damaging latex tubing with heavy coats, so it’s probably best to make a couple light passes on potential sensitive materials to allow the solvent to quickly evaporate. Performance seems great compared to other silicone spray lubricants I’ve tried, including automotive Blaster silicone, and it is definitely cleaner to work with. Finally, the spray nozzle that comes installed is excellent—the straw is robust and integral and it is hinged, exposing a broader cone nozzle when lowered. I save these after the can is expended—it functions as a female actuator which needs to mate with a somewhat thicker valve stem (I use a sleeve made from short length of ¹⁄₁₆”ID ×¹⁄₈”OD silicone tubing for compatibility with thinner stems when needed), but it isn’t secured to the stem and has a floating interface to it—instead, to couple mechanically with the can, the carapace snaps around the seam of the mounting cup (cups on other products have been sufficiently congruous for me so far for this to work well), similar to the nozzles on compressed air duster cans. I suspect it could be made to work to replace a male actuator as well, by use floating stem which is appropriately sized, but I’ve yet to try this. Finally, there seems to be some confusion relating to the flammability warning and the it’s food-grade classification: (ⅰ) I assume it is rated for incidental contact with food, not intentional incorporation into a dish; (ⅱ) the volatile solvent is what is flammable, not the product which persists after the solvent evaporates, which evaporates quickly, leaving behind the food safe coating (recall, this is not intended to be incorporated into a dish as an ingredient, only used to coat equipment or implements, so standing by while evaporation completes shouldn’t typically be feasible); (ⅲ) also, generally, flammability is not exclusive to toxic materials, nor is it a reliable indicator of toxicity—some glaring examples of relatively non-toxic flammable substances are ethanol (itself, a commonly-used solvent), acetone (at low levels, such as produced by the body during ketosis), many organic lipids and fatty alcohols (e.g., butter, cooking oils, beeswax, some common emulsifiers like cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol), mineral oil, hydrogen gas, relatively inert substances like propylene glycol (commonly used in liquid for e-cigarettes along with glycerol, also flammable, and in pharmaceuticals), sugar (highly flammable when ground finely), cellulose (of which the cell walls of plants are composed), et c.—these represent a wide range of flammability, with substances like hydrogen gas being extremely flammable and can detonate, while the various organic lipids listed are relatively less volatile outside of favorable conditions, like heating near their flashpoints or exposing them to open flame, though their typical uses cases, in cooking and cosmetics, often involve exposing them to those conditions. Also, I list these as offhand examples as they relate to flammability and toxicity, generally—unlike these examples, I suspect that the flammable solvent in this product is also quite toxic as well, but, as stated, it’s function is as a temporary carrier to distribute the product, and contact with food presumably ought not be permitted until its evaporation is complete.

Works great for meat grinder

This product worked great for us! We used it on our windows, and it made a noticeable difference—now they open and close with ease. Application was simple and quick, and we appreciated how smoothly everything moved afterward. It really helped solve a frustrating problem and made maintaining our windows much easier. Highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their window functionality!

I believe some products have hidden or undetected uses limited only by imagination. This food grade silicon spray is one of those. I use it to spray my fly lines to keep them clean and well lubricated. Fly fishermen/women spend a fortune on fly lines-typically cost +$125 for a good one. Spraying them (I have many on different spools) keeps them like new. The distributors of this product should add fly shops to their market universe. Once or twice per year, depending on use is a good idea.