Hello and welcome back to another episode of Gear Up With Gregg's, My name is Dustin
and today we are going to be diving deep into the world of AGS Lubricants.
AGS, originally called American Grease Stick Company, has been around for over 85 years!
They developed their first product, a multipurpose stick lubricant back in 1931. Their primary mission
is to focus their time and energy on developing fresh new insights into the automotive service
industry, and that is reflected in their extensive line of products.
As you can see in front of me, AGS carries a diverse range of lubricants for automotive
and industrial needs. Today we will be taking a look at a few products from each category.
Staring with the Door-Ease Dripless Oil. Don't let the name fool you, this product is all
purpose and can work its magic in many different scenarios. This formula is specifically formulated
to stay put and not drip all over the place upon application.
It penetrates quickly, combining the best properties of oil and grease.
Not only does this product lubricate but it helps to keep the surface rustproof and displaces moisture.
The dripless oil won't gum or harden
up at -28ºC or drip at +93ºC and outperforms common cure-all sprays.
Some suggested applications for this product are hinges, joints, chains, overhead hoists,
stuck nuts/bolts, locks, and instrumentation.
Living in the Great White North and working for an all Canadian company comes with a lot
of perks, I mean who doesn't want free health care and it's pretty nice not having to check
our shoes and toilet seats for poisonous spiders! Unfortunately, there has to be a con and for us,
it's our freezing cold winters. So, when I don't want to ride my polar bear Winston to work,
I usually drive my car. But driving comes with a new set of problems in the cold
weather and today we will specifically be talking about frozen locks.
Luckily for us, AGS has a solution.
Lock De-Icer! This product thaws frozen locks quickly and keeps them
working throughout winter by lubricating their internal lock mechanism to prevent further
freezing while simultaneously protecting against rust. Besides your car door, some suggested
applications for the Lock De-Icer are pad locks, gas cap locks, bike rack locks,
ski box locks, and luggage box locks. This product is sold in 15ML tubes
making it easy to carry around and leaving you prepared for any situation.
Speaking of locks, I'm now going to give you the key to fixing sticky, uncooperative ones.
Get it? I made a pun! because like keys and... anyways... There are a few situations in my
life where it would have been helpful to have the Mr. Zip Extra Fine Graphite lubricant around.
Rather than being liquid based, this lubricant is an all-purpose, dry graphite powder
which is both odourless and non-toxic. It's used to guard against sticking, wear,
and corrosion and is most commonly used for sticky locks. The graphite powder, doesn't
hold onto the dust and dirt giving you a lock tight solution in these sticky situations.
The Lubricant can be used year-round on all types of material, including metal, wood,
plastic, and rubber. Suggested applications include precision instruments, hinges, tools,
guns, fishing reels, and other fine mechanisms.
If you have a squeaky garage door that's been driving you crazy AGS has your perfect solution.
The Automatic Garage Door Lubricant! This product is used for lubricating garage door
rails, rollers, slides and screws and with regular use assures thorough lubrication and
protection against wear, moisture, and corrosion. When garage doors are involved a common mistake
people tend to make is greasing the chain. You see, garage door opener chains come with
a protective coating already applied to them that should last the life of the motor so
adding more lubricant isn't necessary. So rather than lubricating the chain, try and
put some product on the top of the rail. That is what the door grabs on to when sliding
up and is where the most friction is created. Another common mistake is greasing the track.
Overtime, dust and dirt is blown around and it starts to stick to the track hardening
it like cement. The only part you can grease is the curve of the track where the two pieces of metal join.
The best way to take care of your track is by wiping it down and keeping
it free of dust and dirt.
One of the most popular products we sell in our AGS Chemical line is Sil-Glyde Lubricating compound.
This product is extremely popular because of its ability to restore and rejuvenate
rubber back to its former glory. It can be used on most of the rubber around your car.
For instance, the weather sealing around your doors and trunks. It helps to refresh your
rubber components and revitalize the sills while bringing life back into old rubber and
keeping it from cracking any further. It even softens your rubber up in areas where it has dried out.
This coating actually stays on the rubber as it is weather proof
keeping your cars rubber safe and lubricated!
When using SIl-Glyde Brake lubricant on brake parts you are supposed to add a small amount to the
calliper slide pin which is the part of your braking system that holds the two sides of
the calliper together. It is important to lubricate this because it can lead to uneven
wearing on your brake pads. These pins are either covered by, or have a rubber components
on them which is what is needed for the lubricant. It is important to use silicone lubricants
because silicone can withstand the heat caused by driving and brake usage. Lots of other
break greases and lubricants will swell up the rubber on the end of the calliper slide
pin making the pin difficult to remove and your job harder. Sil-Glyde is non-melting,
non-freezing, non-gumming and weather proof and should be your go to for any effective break job.
The final AGS Specialized Lubricant we are going to be talking about today is the
Connector Protector - Dielectric Compound.
This Compound provides a moisture-proof barrier for electrical connections and wiring.
It locks out weather, salt, and dirt, even in severe outdoor conditions
while protecting against corrosion and insulating your connections.
A common use is applying it to connections in your vehicle.
When you go to change out a battery, spark-plug or light bulb,
place a generous coating on the connectors, the extra product is squished
out when connecting them together and you are left with an air tight seal.
I will now do a demo to show you how this product works!
First I will put some of the connector protecter both on the end of this pigtail and inside
the light on the connector.
Im now going to drop the light into the bucket of water and connect it to this battery.
It lights up!
The connector protector seals the connection and keeps the moisture out and the light still works.
No air means no corrosion and no water means no short circuit
which leaves you and your car very happy. Other applications include
trailer plugs, sockets, connectors, outdoor equipment, and underground connections.
That's just a few of the products we will be covering in the AGS specialized lubricant
line today. If any of these interests you feel free to drop by one of our many warehouses
located across western Canada! Our friendly staff are always willing to help and you can
pick up a coffee on your way out on us. From all of us here at Gregg Distributors, thank
you so much for supporting a 100% Canadian company, we'll see you next time!