oiler sizes

[AP1875]

hi, I bought a set of second hand tools. Included were some A&F oilers - black, blue, red, green and yellow. Only problem for me is I don't know which oilers to use for each part. I've watched marks videos on essential tools but it doesn't go into which oiler is used for each job.

From Cousins I can see;

Black -  super fine

Red - super fine as well??

Blue - fine

green - medium

yellow - large

 

if someone could let me know what each oiler is for that would be really appreciated.

Also, there was some D5 in there that went out of date last month, should I bin it?

[rogart63]

Use the black oiler for everything. Sometimes a red for grease. If it's handy and lay closest to me. For oiling jewels i only use the black. Which is the smallest . 

[rodabod]

Personal preference. I only use the super fine black oiler for pallet stones and quartz jewels generally. Red for most 12-ish ligne watches. Yellow for applyling blogs of grease, etc.

If the D5 looks ok, then I'm sure it will be fine. My opinion, but I'm not convenced about the short shelf-lives of Moebius oils when they are kept bottled and airtight.

[nickelsilver]

The color coding can get a little wonky depending on the supplier, but in general black is smallest, except when it's red. Red is sometimes the biggest. In general the smallest will cover all oiling needs in a watch.

[AP1875]

Thanks for the info guys.

Just out of curiosity I’ve noticed that both Bergeon and A&F have both black and red oilers as super fine. Why is this?

What are the indicators the D5 has gone bad?


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[rodabod]

Oils generally thicken, but one thing you can’t tell easily is when they oxidise. They can become acidic which can corrode some bare brass parts. Occasionally you can see signs of this on clock plates where an over-oiling drip turns green.