Squeaking plastic buckles on vest

[Christian Stoehr]

I have a steadicam flyer II and the buckles on the vest are plastic and they make a lot of squeaking noises now. Is there a version of WD-40 for plastic I can use, or will that void the warranty. Anybody else have the same problem ?

Chris

[Tom Hall]

Search around for a Teflon based lubricant, those shouldn't harm your plastic at all.  You could always use a spare backpack buckle as a sacrifice just to be sure.

[Charles King]

To add to what Tom said, keep WD-40 away from your rig.

[Tom Frisch]

Armor-all or 303 are good plastic lubricators, also safe for rubber gaskets on kayaking gear.

[Christian Stoehr]

Thanks guys, will give it a shot. The whole thing squeaks, since there are a lot of plastic parts on that vest unfortunatly. Hey, what can you expect for $8000

[Tom Daigon]

"The whole thing squeaks..."

Maybe its hungry...give it some cheese