
Originally Posted by
WS6
I have since posting that discovered that one of the dealers for FL has been forthcoming about the information.
It was discovered in a cannon by some engineers. They wondered what it was. They had it analyzed. They then created Track Lube. Someone gave Lasky some TL, he liked it. He sought out a lab to tweak it a bit into FL. He then marketed it as FL.
Now comes my speculation: Considering that Lasky is a SEAL, and from what I gather, SEAL's are a rather tight-knit group, it is not out of the real of possibility that another of his SEAL friends was given the same stuff, maybe by Lasky himself, and he then created SEAL-1.
For me, the time-line/marketing now fits. It's a bit of hyperbole, but not a total lie, and well within the realm of what passes for honest in today's society.
Makes me feel a lot better about the product, although I still wonder what anti-wear additives it has and how it does on that front. Silicone makes for a slick feeling metal-metal slide, but it sure as hell isn't protecting it. I want to know if FL protects as well as "feels slick".
Going to give them a ring today.
Interesting, I was at Kennedy Space Center last week and they had a display that seemed to imply the stuff was developed for them, and has led to other spin-offs. Should have taken a picture of the display.
I just bought some and will have to try it out. There is a .pdf on another website where the guy talks about using it, I need to refind that one too.
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