Liquid Rescue FAQs

A: Most people have become accustomed to the inferior performance of petroleum-based oils and spray lubricants through the years, because they were the only choice available. When we oiled a sticky tool, a rusty toy, or a squeaking door hinge, and got it moving freely, we weren’t surprised when we visited it 6 months later and it was gummy and hard to move again.

Liquid Rescue does not evaporate, never becomes gummy, and will continue to lubricate and protect where you place it for extended periods of time. Sticky items from old petro-based oils, rusty toys or tools, squeaking doorknobs or hinges are all cured instantly by applying Liquid Rescue. It immediately displaces the old oil or rust and makes parts move together like new. Then it provides extended protection from corrosion over time while maintaining its superior lubricating properties, all while never becoming gummy.

A: Liquid Rescue has two major functions, lubrication and corrosion prevention. For lubrication, the junction of moving parts is the target area, where all the friction occurs. Bearings, bushings, slides, hinges, motors, pivot points, chains, gears, sprockets, pedals, and similar areas are the friction areas, anywhere that moving parts, metal or plastic, touch each other.

For corrosion prevention or to restore an item that may already be rusty, apply the oil directly or with a cloth or paper towel and spread around into a thin coating. Things like tools, knife blades, gun barrels, will maintain that “wet” look for long periods of time, because Liquid Rescue does not evaporate.

A: Liquid Rescue inherently sheets out to a thin layer, so less is definitely better. Usually a single drop is sufficient for most lubrication applications, certainly start with one drop and see if it works well. Excess oil is simply going to make a mess and will not improve the lubricating qualities at all, besides wasting your oil.

For corrosion prevention on knives, guns, bike chains, and similar, a bit more is fine. There is no point in drenching a surface with it, but it is good to get the entire surface looking slightly “wetted”, and any excess can be wiped off or spread around with a cloth or paper towel.

A: Extensive testing across multiple industries confirms that plastic gears, bushings, and other moving plastic components should definitely be lubricated, for many of the same reasons that metal parts need to be. Lubrication makes gears mesh better, bushings turn easier, and vastly reduces wear and heat from friction, which makes everything work better, last longer, and quiets noisy mechanisms. Always keep your moving parts lubricated, plastic or metal! Everything will just work better.

A: Absolutely yes. Thick grease is a tired old method of getting lubricant to allegedly stay where you need it. If you will look carefully at the gears on your model trains or slot cars (or any open-gear application with grease), you will see that the vast majority of applied grease is quickly slung off the gears and gets on everything else nearby. The tiny portion that remains in the area of interest at the meshing point is constantly being squeezed out of the area with each rotation of the gears. In contrast, Liquid Rescue sheets out to an ultra-thin layer, far too thin to be moved around by gear, bushing, or bearing action. It remains in this position indefinitely, able to lubricate for extended periods.

The only exception where greases are superior to Liquid Rescue is in sealed applications such as automotive wheel bearings, or other items where the grease is restrained from being expelled during operation, and also performs the function of taking up space inside the bearing.

A: Since we are the retail outlet for our product, at this time we don’t sell larger bottles.

A: We recommend using Liquid Rescue very sparingly, which makes these bottles last most people for several years! Excess oil doesn’t help lubricate an item better, it just makes a mess, so always start with 1 drop and usually that is sufficient. In addition, we find that a small bottle is definitely best for applying the oil.

A: We fill the bottles a bit below the rim to make them easier to handle through the capping process. Each bottle is guaranteed to contain more than the 1 or 2 ounces of Liquid Rescue, we always slightly overfill!

A: Liquid Rescue is non-toxic, but it is not approved for use on food processing equipment, so its use there should be avoided.

On turntables with dampening for the tonearm, Liquid Rescue is too thin to be used as the fluid in the reservoir. It is excellent for all other turntable lubrication.

A: Manufacturers are experts at designing and building the devices they sell, but most do not have the staff, laboratories, or budget to do the long-term testing required to know which is the very best in lubricants for their own product. Because of this, most companies just keep recommending or even providing the same petroleum-based oil they have used for years with their product. At Liquid Rescue we do have all the necessary expertise, lab facilities, and budget to know about oils because researching, designing, and testing lubricants is all we do! Throw away their lube, and use Liquid Rescue for vastly improved performance, guaranteed!

A: Re-packaged motor oil – Some unscrupulous opportunists re-package common-grade motor oil into small bottles, attach a label, and resell it on places like eBay for many different applications. It might be fine for some applications, but it also may very well contain many additives that are harmful over time for plastic components, such as gears and bushings that are common in many types of vintage and modern devices. Only use oils that are fully tested and guaranteed to be 100% plastic-safe, like Liquid Rescue.

30%-petro “synthetics” - also called “blends”, these are good only if you want to gum up your equipment just a little slower than you used to, when we all used 100% petroleum products

A: Please see our detailed information under the “Technical Information” tab.

A: Liquid Rescue is not affiliated with Liquid Bearing, the Canadian manufacturer of high quality additives and lubricants for the trucking industry.

A: Pre-cleaning is absolutely not necessary, and some solvents can actually damage plastic components that may be present. Simply apply our oil very sparingly and exercise the part a few times, it will immediately displace the sticky residue and the components will begin to move freely.

A: Liquid Rescue is a custom-designed blend of the highest quality 100%-synthetic oils and additives available in the world today. The manufacturers of those components are proprietary. Please be assured that our unblemished reputation for the performance of our oil is everything to us, so we only use the best of everything!!