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Why are cheap chinese metal goods sometimes have a 'greasy' feeling?

What is it?

  • It's lead!

  • It's cadmium! Sweet cadmium.

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amddude

amddude

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I got a flashlight from dealextreme and, as I've noticed with some cheap metal goods before, it has a very slight oily/greasy feeling to it. Why is this?
 
In your case you just got a fleshlight that had gone through testing to make sure it works effectively.
You should feel lucky that they took such an effort, since normally they don't. 😛
 
I think it is some sort of generic oil that is put on the product. Because it is mass produced, it may sit in a warehouse for a long period of time before it is sent to a retailer.

I have no idea what kind of oil it is.

I bought some feeler gauges for working on guitars and setting the point gap on motorcycles. Those were really, really greasy when I bought them. In fact, so greasy that they slipped out of my hand while trying to use them!
 
Leros said:
This is my guess. They probably just didn't spend the money to clean off the oil after manufacture.
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Dont forget it probably spent months on a boat in salty sea air, and maybe up to a year in a warehouse before it was purchased. They maybe left it on knowing it would need protection.
 
If it is pressed metal it could be a lubricant that lets the metal release easily from the press, usually mineral oil.
 
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