What's in your grease gun???

Gun #1 - Traveler Marine & Off Road #2 Calcium Sulfonate
Gun #2 - Valvoline #2 GC-LB Red GM

Just switched my motorcycle trailer over to the marine grease that I use on my boat. No need for multiple grease guns anymore.
 
The grease gun for the boat trailers was empty and this was the only "waterproof" tube of grease on the shelf.
Schaeffer's 219 Waterproof grease. NLGI #2

Schaefer Waterproof grease.webp
 
Valvoline Durablend.

I bought several tubes of it years ago because it met specs for Fords, as well as the other car manufacturers.

In many grease varieties, you had to choose between Ford or the rest of the auto builders.

That in mind, in every shop I worked in, we used whatever grease was given to us.
I remember that. One tube was for Ford, one for GM, Chrysler was one of them. Seems one had Moly. Too many mfg’s to list now.
 
This was the only "boat trailer grease" on the shelf.
I think it'll be just fine.

The previous tube was Super Tech "Boat Trailer and Marine Equipment" grease.


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I've been using this stuff (Lucas Marine blue marine grease) for everything for years, boat trailer bearings, boat I/O gimble bearing and ujoints, front suspension joints on my old '98 Jeep, door checks on the Jeeps, etc. It is different than the more common lithium complex grease in that it is a calcium sulfonate grease that in general has better specs than most lithium greases.

Now if you want something for sliding surfaces not for wheel bearings, that is virtually water proof, I have found that the best is Evinrude Triple Guard Grease. This stuff is great for sliding surfaces, hinges, stuff in damp environments. Not for wheel bearings though. Not easy to find but very good.
 
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