Best lube for rollers on a boat trailer?

Anyone got any opinions on the best lube for boat rollers on the trailer?

Are the spraycan options better/worse than hand applied lube?

Thx.

Browny.

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lube????

Tue, 2011-06-14 15:36

what are you using the lube for?? all the rollers i have had just spin on a stainless shaft no lube needed!

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Some not freely turning.

Tue, 2011-06-14 15:44

Some not freely turning. Probably best to just replace tho!

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roller or shaft

Tue, 2011-06-14 15:50

try replacing the shafts with stainless if possible! otherwise clean the shafts if this doesnt work your roller may be bent some rollers have internal steel tubes and these can get bent which will also stop the roller from spinning!

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Thanks snappermiles, will

Tue, 2011-06-14 16:12

Thanks snappermiles, will check the above out and get it fixed! :-)

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 In my experience if you lube

Tue, 2011-06-14 16:24

 In my experience if you lube up the rollers, then it just end up all over the hull of your boat.  The water and wind will eventually spread it around.  I'm with the other comments, Stainless is the go