THE NUMBER ONE REQUIREMENT FOR A GREASE IS THAT IT LUBRICATES VERY WELL.
FOR IT TO LUBRICATE REALLY WELL, A GOOD GREASE NEEDS MOLECULES THAT COVER EASILY (LESS TRACTION) AND COVER COMPLETELY AND EVENLY THE METAL SURFACE, IN ORDER TO AVOID METAL ON METAL CONTACT (WHICH LEADS TO WEAR OF PIECES).
IN NERD TALK, OUR BASE OILS HAVE BEEN FORMULATED USING SYNTHETIC ESTERS WITH HIGH POLARITY.
OK... WHO IS ESTER AND WHY IS SHE IN YOUR OIL? !
ESTER IS NOT A WOMAN, IT'S A SYNTHETIC OIL VARIANT! ESTERS COST MORE THAN REGULAR SYNTHETIC OILS BECAUSE THE INGREDIENTS MUST ALL BE COLLECTED FROM NATURAL SOURCES THEN SYNTHESIZED IN MUCH SMALLER QUANTITIES THAN REGULAR SYNTHETIC OIL.
THE NUMBER ONE REASON TO USE ESTER OIL IS FOR GOOD FITNESS TO SURFACES. ESTER OIL HAS AN ELECTROCHEMICAL BOND BECAUSE THE ESTER MOLECULE IS POLAR, KIND OF LIKE A FRIDGE MAGNET. IT IS ATTRACTED TO METAL AND STICKS LIKE A PEAT HAND TO A PINT OF FRESH, FRESH YORKSHIRE ALE.
ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO THIS ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARGE, GREASE NATURALLY DISTRIBUTES EVENLY OVER A SURFACE AS EACH MOLECULE WILL REPEL EACH OTHER - LIKE TRYING TO PUSH TWO POSITIVE ENDS OF A MAGNET TOGETHER.
