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NyOil II








NyOil II is a highly-refined synthetic thin-film lubricant with an ultra-low viscosity. When properly applied it either equals or outperforms any dry lubricant including graphite. Test results are shown below.

Benefits

Specifications

Application

NyOil II can be safely used with any brand of pine derby wheels. It is colorless, odorless, non-hazardous, and plastic-safe. The key to using a thin-film lubricant is that "less is best". Applying too much lubricant will cause the viscosity of the lubricant to affect the speed.

To apply:

  1. Put one drop of lubricant on an axle on the area where the wheel will spin.

  2. Slide a wheel onto the axle, spin the wheel a few times, and then remove the wheel.


  3. Gently wipe off the axle with a clean soft rag.


  4. Slide the wheel back onto the axle.


  5. Repeat for the remaining axle/wheel sets.
Note that some races require dry lubricants. Although it will not foul the track or cause any mess, technically NyOil II is not a dry lubricant. Since we recommend that all race rules are followed, we also offer Tube-O-Lube, a top quality graphite lube.

Important - Wheels lubricated with NyOil II will not free-spin (wheel spun by hand on axle) as long as wheels lubricated with graphite. However, when a load is applied (the car is run on the track), NyOil II will perform admirably. Typically, the free-spin time for a NyOil II-lubricated BSA wheel is 10-15 seconds. If the wheel does not free spin that long, remove the axle, wipe it off, and try again.

Test Results

The chart below shows the results of racing one car with three different sets of wheels on a 35 foot track. One set of wheels was lubricated with graphite-moly (Hob-E-Lube), one set with graphite (Tube-O-Lube), while the third set was lubricated with NyOil II. All other factors were the same. Each set of wheels was mounted on the car and raced twenty times. As you can see the NyOil II easily outperformed Hob-E-Lube, and was very similar in performance to Tube-O-Lube.


This data is the result of a series of controlled experiments. Results in actual competition may vary.

Brian - April 19, 2006 - I am now a believer in NyOil II. We had less time to spend on axle polishing this year than prior years, and still took first out of about 38 cars. The car actually got faster as the evening went along.
Brian Johnson - April 28, 2004 - At our Pack Derby my son’s car won 1st Place out of 45 entries! Our Pack uses the S&W car kit, so we used your #5148 Pro-Body tool to drill accurate axle holes (since the originals were neither centered nor straight) and used your Pro-Wheel shaver to true up the wheels (the wheels were badly out of round). Then we polished the axle screws and wheels until we could see ourselves and used NyOil II as the lubricant. In the final two heats we beat the unbeaten car from the winners bracket twice, by over a foot each time. I’m convinced that the NyOil II was the secret weapon. I swear our car got faster with each heat it ran in. To prove it was no fluke, I helped my two daughters build cars for the Open Competition using the same techniques and they came in second and third out of 22 cars, even beating out the cars built by adults. Thanks for making this year’s Derby a real family affair!
William Craver - March 20, 2004 - I just wanted to let you know that the results of using NyOil II and your speed axles. My daughters' cars placed 1st and Second in the Awana Grand Prix today. I noticed - like others on your site - that later in the race the cars using NyOil continued to increase in speed while those cars using graphite started losing their races. Thank you - you've made two little girls and one dad very happy!
Dave - March 13, 2004 - To all of those doubters that look at your products and think "come on, isn't this overkill" the answer is NO! This year I purchased the Pro-Wheel Shaver and the NyOil II. I can tell you that from my experience last year with graphite on the axles to this year with the oil - UNBELIEVABLE difference. I recommend to all first timers or anyone else that is on the fence about buying these products, it’s worth it to see your children with eyes like saucers and grins from ear to ear. Get the axle polishing kit. Get the Pro-Wheel Shaver (all of our wheels were within .002 of each other). Get the NyOil II. This stuff may seem like a lot to invest in a couple of hunks of wood, but your Return on Investment will be happy kids.
Jamie S. - February 24, 2004 - Wow, you have sold me! Just got back from an area derby. Twenty-four trophies were handed out, and our group took home 20! As for speed, we swept all but one division, where we lost a 3rd Place spot to someone from another group. I was nervous about using NyOil II instead of graphite-moly, but my fears soon disappeared. Our cars that used NyOil II won the top spots in all races. Three out of our 1st Place winners weren't even touched by the 2nd Place car. I saw a car that had placed 3rd at our own group's race, splash on just one tiny drop of NyOil II per axle, and go out and beat all comers to take 1st Place. You guys are one of the best out there offering winning products. Keep up the great work!
Neil & Alex Ezell - January 31, 2004 - There were over 100 entrants, but Alex took 1st Place! He never lost a race (over 40 heats), usually winning by a wide margin. To top it off I entered the adult division at the last minute, and didn't lose a single race. We even beat all of the cars that had non-legal components. The NyOil II worked out great! Thanks for all your help.
Craig M. - January 26, 2004 - Wow! We just finished our race tonight. I’m the commander for our Awana program, and we had 72 cars total with 34 cars in our Sparks division where my daughter was entered. Her car won 1st Place in every race to take first in the speed category! We used NyOil, and her car was much faster than any other car (it had the fastest time of the day) and was very consistent. I’ll be sticking with the NyOil II from now on. Thanks!
Dave - January, 2004 - We had our Pinewood Derby race this morning and my son finished first out of about 70 cars. He used the NyOil II. As each race progressed, his car continued to go faster. In fact his average speed in the last six races (the championship round) was 0.03 seconds faster than the fastest single time any other car had achieved the entire day!

Last year he had used graphite and had been able to get a spin time on the wheels of 26 seconds. I was concerned this year because the spin time with NyOil II was only about 10 seconds. But now I have no doubts that NyOil II provides a competitive advantage.

Thanks for all your tips and the time you have spent responding to my 'endless' questions. Next year's race is only 12 month away.


Q&A

Why do you sell both Krytox 100 and NyOil II? Which is better?

We have sold NyOil II for several years. The only complaint has been that people tend to leave too much oil on the axle, leading to lesser performance. Krytox 100 is much thinner than NyOil II, so it is not as sensitive to the amount of oil left on the surface. Regarding performance, our tests showed virtually the same performance for the two products.


How long does NyOil II last? Does it evaporate over time?

In tests, NyOil II has lasted for 60 heats with no noticeable degradation in performance. It does not readily evaporate, so NyOil II can be applied well before a race; and a NyOil II-lubricated car can be stored between races. In our tests, NyOil II maintained performance even after being stored for 6 months.


Can you apply NyOil II and graphite?

Adding graphite would not help. In fact, it would slow things down. Graphite works best when dry, and NyOil II works best in a clean environment. So adding them together is counterproductive.


Can NyOil II be used on the outside of the wheel where it comes into contact with the underside of the axle head? How about on the inside wheel hub where it contacts the car body?

When you apply the lubricant, a little bit will get on the outside wheel hub. So it will reduce friction between the axle head and the wheel hub. You can also wipe a tiny bit on the inside wheel hub.


Can NyOil II be used on the tread of the wheels?

No, that could foul the track. For the tread, you could apply some graphite (which also fouls the track) or apply a polish. However, good results can be achieved without a coating. Simply polish the wheels with a fine abrasive.


When using NyOil II, can graphite be used as an abrasive to polish the inside of the wheel hub?

I wouldn't use graphite as an abrasive, as it would be very difficult to remove all of the graphite from inside the wheel hub. Instead, I suggest using a water-soluble wheel bore polish such as the one we offer Here. Put a pipe cleaner in the chuck of the drill, place a small amount of the polish on the pipe cleaner, slide a wheel on the pipe cleaner, fire up the drill and polish for 10 seconds. Then thoroughly wash the wheel with water (use a pipe cleaner for cleaning inside the bore), and dry the wheel.



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