Product guides
Practical answers about our products: what each one is for, how to use it and where not to use it. Written by the Atkinson Oil Co. product team; claims reviewed by IGNIS Product & Compliance.
- Nickel anti-seize, aluminium anti-seize or copper grease: which should I choose for threaded fasteners?
- What should I check before using nickel anti-seize on exhaust fasteners?
- How should I apply aluminium anti-seize to an approved threaded assembly?
- Where can I use copper grease around brakes, and where must I avoid it?
- How do I check whether silicone grease is suitable for my O-ring?
- When should I choose red rubber grease rather than silicone grease?
- How do I choose and use bar and chain oil for my chainsaw?
- Where should I apply gun oil during routine maintenance?
- How do I oil clipper blades without over-oiling them?
- How do I decide which points in my clock movement need oil?
- How do I choose marine grease for the parts I need to lubricate?
- When is CV moly grease suitable for a CV joint?
- How do I oil a pneumatic air tool using the maker's instructions?
- Where may I apply ceramic brake pad grease, and which surfaces must stay clear?
- How do I grease tap and plumbing O-rings?
- How do I protect car battery terminals with grease?
- Which grease should I use to repack a wheel bearing?
- Where should I use multi-purpose grease on a car or trailer?
- What is white water-repellent grease for?
- When should I choose a polyurea grease?
- How do I grease an air rifle?
- Where does moly gun grease go?
- What is Elite Ceramic Gun Grease for?
- When should I use PTFE silicone grease instead of plain silicone grease?
- Which grease is for kitchen appliance mechanisms?
- Where should I use graphite grease?
- How do I grease a flexible drive shaft?
- How do I grease a lathe chuck?
- How do I grease an SDS drill bit shank?
- What is a bio multi-purpose grease for?
- How do I regrease an angle grinder's bevel gears?
- How do I regrease a cordless drill gearbox?
- How do I service an impact wrench hammer and anvil?
- How do I grease a fishing reel?
- How do I lubricate a fountain pen?
- Which grease for plastic gears in models and hobby kits?
- Which grease for metal parts in models?
- How do I use tapping compound when drilling and tapping?
- Which cutting compound for hardened steel and titanium?
- How do I use sharpening paste on hedge trimmer blades?
- How do I oil a noisy fan?
- How do I stop a wooden drawer sticking?
- How do I free a stiff zip?
- What is a PTFE multi-purpose oil good for around the house and workshop?
- What is pure silicone oil used for?
- How do I oil an air rifle or paintball marker with silicone oil?
- How do I oil a fishing reel?
- How do I oil a sewing machine?
- How do I oil a paper shredder?
- How do I use metalworking fluid when drilling and cutting metal?
- Which oil for small hobby mechanisms?
- Which oil for lathe and mill slideways?
- Which oil for model steam engines?
- How do I prepare a firearm for long-term storage?
- How do I fix a stiff door lock or squeaky hinge?
- How do I lubricate a treadmill belt?
- Which smoke oil for model smoke units?
- What is Elite Synthetic Gun Oil for?
- How do I use honing oil on a sharpening stone?
- Which oil for metal gears in models?
- Which oil for plastic gears in models?
- How do I mix 2-stroke oil for a garden machine?
- How do I oil a turntable bearing?
- What is Atkinson Biodegradable Lubricating Oil for?