Does anyone use Cal's Universal grease for fly reels? I use the purple version on my saltwater reels (Penn 704 Z, Mitchell 302, Penn 65) and applied to the drag washers it makes the drag smooth and excellent. His pitch is shown below:

Cal's Original Universal Reel and Star Drag grease is the result of decades of hands-on fishing and reel customizing experience combined with ultra-modern lubrication technology, including Teflon® and polymers. It offers:

Incredible salt-water corrosion protection on all metals, including aluminum, steel, and brass.
Safe use on anodized and plated surfaces.
Safe use on all common plastics, drag materials, seals and o-rings used in reels.
Baby skin smooth, ultra-consistent star drag performance
Superior resistance to heat and breakdown in drags and reels (Dropping point is >500°F!).
Reduced gear-drive friction for easier cranking.
Minimal grease "creep" - it stays where you put it.

The finest grease available for both drags and the moving parts of your reels.

It has served me well in salt water but I'm wondering how it might affect vintage fly reels comprised of vintage materials.

Going to pick up some Hot Sauce.

Nice Kosmic BTW!

I've collected a large number of working reels that have come on rods or were purchased to try out (and I've never actually lined most of them up).

However my question is on the following reel



There are a couple of places that it looks like the metal is oxidizing. Is there something I should do other than the normal cleaning (and giving it a boshield afterward)? I want to try to save as much paint as possible.

I'll try and get "after" pictures of this one.

Boeshields is the best I recently started using it thanks to all recommendations I've read from bulldog. Easy to use and gives the reel a nice new looking finish. Now I feel like a disciple of bulldog as any time the subject of reels comes up among me and my friends I can't stop talking about it.

Larry see three posts above yours for the Medalist. Go ahead and do the Martin as per the instructions at the beginning of this topic. Works well.

When is Boeshield used? In place of Hot Sauce or as a finisher after cleaning?

Thanks Bull Dog

Check the reel papers for the optimum installation position of the engaged pawl. That one should be turned over. If that one isn't the one wanted for your chosen winding direction, it should then be turned out of engagement and the other one rotated into engagement position.

Roland,where did you find Boeshield in Ontario?I've never seen it,but would like to purchase some.

Thanks.I'll have to go out to burlington.

Oliver, try bike shops, marine supply, or online.
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you also don't have to use the aerosol, you can use the drip bottle, but the aerosol is easier to apply, especially under greasy pawl stanchions

you can try cleaning with mineral spirits