Tamiya Hornet Grease

[RC_Hobbyist]

Hello all.

I am giving RC cars a go after running an RC boat for a few years.

I pre ordered the Taimya Hornet EVO from a local hobby shop and I was looking through the instructions from either the original Hornet or the re-release (not sure which) and found one thing lacking.

The tube of grease that is supplied with the kit is so small, that I am afraid that I will run out, despite using it sparingly. 
To this end, I was wondering if this Tamiya Cera Grease Hg would be similar to the grease supplied in the kit.

[skom25]

You do not need to use a lot of grease. To be honest, just a thin layer applied by brush is more than enough. Just make gears "wet".

Diff is different story and you need more grease there.

Cera grease will be totally fine for all applications.

[RC_Hobbyist]

6 hours ago, skom25 said:

You do not need to use a lot of grease. To be honest, just a thin layer applied by brush is more than enough. Just make gears "wet".

Diff is different story and you need more grease there.

Cera grease will be totally fine for all applications.

Thank you for the helpful reply.

Are there any alternatives that I can use in the event that I cannot get a hold of the Tamiya cera grease?

[Kowalski86]

17 minutes ago, RC_Hobbyist said:

Thank you for the helpful reply.

Are there any alternatives that I can use in the event that I cannot get a hold of the Tamiya cera grease?

I use Super Lube grease but any food-based grease will work. Check your local hardware store.

[RC_Hobbyist]

3 minutes ago, Kowalski86 said:

I use Super Lube grease but any food-based grease will work. Check your local hardware store.

Will do, thanks for the tip.

[markbt73]

Do not grease anything exposed to dirt, like suspension pivots or dogbones, even though the instructions say so. All you'll do is wear them out. Get some powdered white grease if you don't feel right leaving them dry, but regular grease will attract dirt and turn into a paste that will grind down the parts quickly.

The diff could use some sticky grease to slow down the action, but the other gears do better almost dry. Put one tiny dab of grease on each gear mating surface, close the gearbox, and forget it for a decade or so. Yes, even with the stock aluminum pinion. I have a fifteen year old CC01 still running its original pinion gear, after five rebuilds of everything else, and have never re-lubricated it.

There is enough grease in one of those tubes for ten kits.

[TurnipJF]

17 minutes ago, markbt73 said:

There is enough grease in one of those tubes for ten kits.

True that. I've got a load of unopened grease tubes and bottles of shock oil - another thing Tamiya generally supplies in abundance. Keep your unused stuff for your next kit, and you'll soon have a stockpile too.