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Home > Product Reviews > Lubricants / De-greasers > GT85 GT85 Teflon spray Reviews

GT85 GT85 Teflon spray

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GT85 GT85 Teflon spray
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Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 14
RRP: £2.95
Year: 2006

Description: The lubricant, penetrator and water displacer. Containing Teflon, this spray can be used in all conditions and contains no CFC's. Aerosol, Penetrating, With PTFE. No CFCs, for derailleurs, cables, brake levers, and for frame polish. NOT chain lube!

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Mike Hall

Posted: 05/02/01

Strengths:
Good for cleaning and protecting components and stopping rust after cleaning, leaves a teflon coating.

Weaknesses:
Not suitable for maintaining a chain, can wash grease out of bearings if you are not careful.

Overall:
Good to have around for cleaning and polishing stff with but a bit limited in serious bike aplications

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

Jeff Dalton

Posted: 07/02/01

Strengths:
Good for cleaning those hard to reach places.
Displaces water,stops rust.

Weaknesses:
Sprayed in the wrong places can remove grease etc.

Overall:
Very good if used carefully for limited applications.Good value for money if compared to similar products.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

60%

Craig Furber

Posted: 08/02/01

Strengths:
Easy to apply, good for water dispersal after wasing the bike. Good when cleaning and stripping parts down.

Weaknesses:
Can strip grease from parts if applied incorrectly

Overall:
Good solid product, a useful addition to your bike maintenance kit.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

73%

Daniel Jones

Posted: 17/03/01

'it a spray'

Strengths:
good no more squeeky chains

Weaknesses:
wash out grease if not careful

Overall:
good and if you look hard you can find it cheap!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Caroline Mackinlay

Posted: 17/09/01

'WD40 IS MUCH BETTER'

Strengths:
Well it's cheap. It's OK as a light lube in summer.

Weaknesses:
As a water dispersant it doesn't seem to work - chain winds up rusty if you clean/degrease, spray with this and leave it. Whereas WD40 stops the rust.

Overall:
I much prefer to use WD40 as a water dispersant and then a proper lube like Gozon/Makt or Finish Line.

Performance		40%
Reliability		40%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

53%

Pete Biggs

Posted: 17/11/01

'GOOD FOR MECHS & BRAKE CALIPERS (I THINK!)'

Strengths:
Light, clean, not v v expensive

Weaknesses:
Nasty to inhale! ...which you can't help doing somewhat when working on your bike! - there's something that catches in the throat & lungs (unlike WD40).

Overall:
Seems very similar to WD40 with added PTFE or teflon (depending on version). Apart from these additives, I think WD40 is better. Anyway, neither should not be used where *substantial* lubrication is required.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

60%

Russ Gunn

Posted: 06/03/02

'KEEP THIS STUFF AWAY FROM YOUR BIKE'

Strengths:
Good car parts cleaner fluid but certainly not bike parts!

Weaknesses:
De-greases everything that shouldn't be de-greased. Pointless teflon coating if sprayed on bike.

Overall:
Why on earth do people suggest using this stuff on bike parts which quite clearly need to be lubed. It will break down oil or wax on your chain, it will destroy grease in bottom brackets and cranks and will almost certainly give you disc brake and front shock problems if it gets anywhere near them. Don't bother. Use real oil for your chain, real grease for your BB and real teflon oil for your shocks.

Performance		20%
Reliability		20%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

33%

Big Red S

Posted: 24/05/02

'GOOD ALL ROUND LUBE'

Strengths:
Stops rust
leaves PTFE coating

Weaknesses:
Dislodges grease
A bit powerful spray - damages bits and pieces

Overall:
Good lube, but still need grease.
Smells great!

How can you judge this on reliability?

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

james borg

Posted: 10/08/02

'USEFULL'

Strengths:
Degreases and lubes

Weaknesses:
Comes off if theres any ,mention of water. If used to lubricate a chain has to be done very often.

Overall:
Usefull for cleaning, protecting after washing etc. I find 3 in 1 a very good chin lube, crap sticks to it but it makes the ride soooo smooth.