Decided the subject needed to be changed.
What Scott and some others say is true.
And there have been many new spray lubes on the market in recent years,
many developed for the aircraft industry, and one such is Boeshield.
    http://www.boeshield.com/
It is similar to LPS-3.
There is also a spray made for RV slide-out rails and another made by
Dupont,
that has Teflon; "Dupont Teflon Multi-Use Dry, Wax Lubricant".
They are all in the $10 a can range, but Boeshield comes in other forms as
well.
Keep on lubing.
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch

>I have never believed that old 'never lube a lock thing' !
>
> all metal parts that move in contact with other parts need lubrication.
> I use any good spray lube.
> Many to choose from.
> LPS from the hardware  store ..about 9 bucks a bottle...
> works just great.
> Trying a new one lately ...3 In 1 ......'all lube' ......or something like
> that.
> They are pretty similar.  When I get a vanagon , I have to lube about 300
> places on it , immediately.