Slippery-up some throwline

[Tom Dunlap]

My favorite throwline is the small diameter Fling It. A 10oz Harrison Rocket has good range but sometimes not enough weight to pull the line down. No amount of strumming or throwline trickery works on some shots.

Has anyone used any sort of wax or coating to slippery-up throwline? Sherrill used to sell some elixir...Ballistrol or something????... but I can't recall anyone every using it and giving a report.

It would seem like beeswax might work but would it attract dirt? That would negate any short term slipperiness.

 

[BigWood]

Try forming a munter around a candle and pull the whole line through a couple of times. Added bonus, after a while your cube or whatever will be waterproof, that and my old lady has so many different scented ones to chose from.
Btw, had one of my zingits since 05, so must work.

 

[RopeShield]

Silicon boot spray is a good bet.
Dry with no to lil residue.

Teflon based is probabley better.

O'natural wood be Fluid film its wool wax.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I've got a bottle of liquid Teflon that I use on my biners. Tomorrow I'll drizzle some into my Cube.

 

[Mangoes]

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Btw, had one of my zingits since 05, so must work.

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A great year - life was simpler then.

 

[rfwoodvt]

Hey Tom,

It is called Ballistol and it is truly slicker than snot!

I used it for quite a while and when I ran out I just never replaced it. stuff is expensive in my mind, but I'm just cheap.

If you look around the web you can find it reasonably priced in pints, quarts and gallons.

It really did slick up the line. the 1.75 mm zing=it actually became difficult to hang onto.

Also, if you do get a knot in the line it becomes easier to "set" that knot because of the lube.

one good spraydown lasted about 3 days for me. Less if weather is wet as it is water soluble.

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

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Hey Tom,
It is called Ballistol and it is truly slicker than snot!


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This sounds like some amazing stuff.
Question, does it tend to transfer onto your climbing gloves and give you problems or does it pretty much stay on your throw line?

 

[Adam_P]

Sounds like I might have to try some ballistol on the sled this year. Clark Griswold better watch his back...

 

[Tree Access]

A friend of mine tried it with Candle-Wax, he wouldnt recommend it as the Line got Way stickier...

 

[Eric_E]

Ballistol works as Rick said already. It also works great for getting burrs, gum, etc out of long hair. Sometimes it is helpful for undoing tight knots.

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

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I've got a bottle of liquid Teflon that I use on my biners. Tomorrow I'll drizzle some into my Cube.

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How did the Teflon work out?
I tried some Polyurethane and it seemed to work well. Spread some on the line and then hung it out to dry. It gives the Zing-it a little more stiffness making it less tangle prone. Once it is dry and slides across a branch a couple of times it seems to slick up and polish the line well and the fibers of the line seem encapsulated and lay down better giving it less friction. Also being dry it does not transfer. I don't know how long it will last but I suspect an extended period of time. I don't know what effect it has on the breaking strength of the line.

I tested it against an untreated line using two 12 oz throw weights. Swapped the weights just to make sure it was not the weight itself. Not a perfect test but it was an improvement over the un-coated line.

then did a little of Jerry Beranek boomerang toss as the lack of friction really helps this. At least I think that is his toss, I have not seen his series yet or have I seen this demonstrated. His series IS on the top of my list of MUST have.