I cleaned the grease off of my Linhof Profi ball head when it seemed to have gotten "gummy" either from oxidation along with perhaps environmental contamination of dust etc. My attempts to relubricate the ball is rather mediocre. It is no longer gummy but at worst moves in little jerky motions.
I have tried several lubricants including synthetics, but have come to the conclusion that the factory had used some type of viscous grease compound to achieve the "silky" feel of the ball head as it came from the factory.
A google of viscous compounds has yielded limited sources include Nye lubricants and Micro tools, who sells a $109 dollar kit of various lubricants with such qualities.
I would like to find a lubricant that could be purchased in small quantities that would work for this application. Any tips about this would be appreciated.
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