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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cowbaby" data-source="post: 4032343" data-attributes="member: 46875">Speaking of oil, I have been going through my old ABU Ambassadeurs lately and upgrading them to Boca Ceramic bearings. I have used Zoom sewing machine oil, transmission fluid, yellow rocket fuel, Quantum hot sauce, hair clipper oil and everything in between in them over the years but these ceramic bearings can be run dry without oil or just a single drop.I know this might sound crazy but since then I have been experimenting around not using any oil at all but using this new ceramic and nano particle spray car wax as a lube. I just spray the entire reel soaking wet and shake it out and let it dry.I'm not gonna lie, these things will sing now. I can now spin the spool on a few of them and the levelwind makes a full trip as many as 6-7 times and they cast phenomenally for the old school reels that they are.I am not recommending this to the average guy because I have about 35-40 junkers for parts and have as many as 7 upgrade bearings in some but it sure is fun listening to these things sizzle. I even hit my neighbors roof with a 1/2 sinker cast that got away from me. HA.My Lil Hotrods from the 70s and 80s. hard to find 5500c high speed in black, even harder to find 5500 high speed in brown and a more standard flavor gunmetal 5500C high speed.[ATTACH=full]375450[/ATTACH]</blockquote>