On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:31:05 -0400, Wes wrote:

Stealth Pilot wrote:

grease is oil mixed with a substance to give it more body.
bentonite clay ground finely is used in some greases.

Clay seems like an abrasive to me.

Wes
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government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
Most greases are oil and a metal soap. Usually lithium soap. Aluminum
and sodium soaps are also used. Aluminum base greases are commonly
used for "waterproof" greases.
ERS