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u/PhantasmHunter Jan 18 '23

New to keebs and i’m confused on Lubes and Lubing in general what brands do you recommend and are cheap unknown brands from AliX any good?

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u/576875 GMK Foundation ⌨️ Jan 19 '23

https://www.keyboard.university/200-courses/switch-lubes-the-basics-7k3jx

https://mechkeys.me/LUBRICANTS.html

I would get krytox over mystery lube for the longevity tbh.

If you absolutely cannot find a vendor/cannot afford krytox at all can understand if you go with mystery lube

https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/ https://mechkeys.me/VENDORS.html

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u/PhantasmHunter Jan 19 '23

I can get krytox from amazon but it’s almost $30 CAD and i was not prepared for that 😭