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I'm convinced most people are over-lubing their stabilizers
I keep seeing builds with mushy spacebars because there's so much dielectric grease in the housings. A tiny dot on the wire ends and a thin coat on the plastic is all you need, anything more kills the feel. How do you guys measure your lube to avoid this?
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jamieburns3mo ago
Totally agree, it's a huge problem. People treat it like they're frosting a cake instead of lubing a switch. I use a tiny brush and literally wipe most of the lube off before it touches the plastic. The goal is to remove the scratch, not add a bunch of silent squish. What kind of brush do you use?
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simonm673mo ago
The "frosting a cake" line from @jamieburns is honestly perfect. I saw a tutorial where someone used a whole gram of lube on sixty switches. That's just making a greasy mess, not fixing the sound. Your brush method is the only way it makes sense.
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jordanr891mo ago
I'll be honest, I used to be the guy putting a solid layer of lube on everything. Watched a few early build guides and thought more was better. First time I tried the "wipe it off" method I was shocked at how much better the switches actually felt. No more of that sticky slow return, just smooth with none of the squish. Are you guys using like a size 0 brush for this or something smaller?
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