Overlubed Mechanical Switches

Every time someone talks about how to lube your switches, they always mention to not over lube! So in this video, I lubed a few switches with different amounts of lube to see what the difference is! In my tests I show how each switch sounds and feels when typing.
I also quickly show how to lube your mechanical keyboard switches, or at least how I do it. Not really an official guide or tutorial, but you get the point. Of course this can be applied to any linear switch, cherry mx, gateron, holy panda, ect. But in this video I used Glorious Lynx linear switches with Krytox 205g0 lube. But I did not use any switch films for these tests.
So do you lube your switches? Are you lubing too much? What other keyboard mods do you like? Let me know in the comments!
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:50 Switch #1 Dry
1:01 Switch #2 Light
1:58 Switch #3 Medium
2:49 Switch #4 Heavy
3:29 Switch #5 Extreme
4:53 Testing Switches
5:55 Testing with Keycaps
7:01 Final Thoughts
This is not a sponsored video, I am just sharing my own opinions.

[@jonasan-san]

POV: All your switches after NNN

[@balacobaco9317]

You get one part of that wrong, this... is not lube.

[@96calvin]

​​@@balacobaco9317 are you ducking nut!?

[@kicknum]

@@balacobaco9317 he never mentioned if it was lube or not tho

[@ShawnKentMorin]

@@balacobaco9317 welter weight reference?!!

[@gavim]

when I'm done with them they'll be even more filled

[@HipyoTech]

Do you think god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created?

[@xDRhein74]

Absolutely

[@YoImLeo]

Bro is speaking bible

[@DicedTea]

LMFAO

[@is_hebusy]

Hey hipyo

[@harris1043]

@@YoImLeo bro is speaking buschemi

[@darknessblades]

Finally a madman who filled the switch to the brim. not many other people do it, other than giving a warning, don't lube too much. yet they do not show what happens if you lube too much

[@ronylee11]

i actually preferred the 'over-lubed' one, on my current rk brown switches (tactile), i have exactly how u lubed the 'over-lubed' one, except i only lubed the end of the string, turns out pretty well for me! buttons are still responsive and it has the 'silent kick' sound which i kinda likes

[@DumbHashtag]

yea i over lube most of my switches idk why but the amount that most youtubers put feel like its not enought for me 😭😭

[@ronylee11]

@@DumbHashtag we're officially now the 'over-lube' gang! XDD

[@MattieKB]

Yeah, I was surprised how much I actually liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@masterbomber98]

@@ronylee11 May I ask you why you like tactile switches with a lot of lube? Doesn't the lube make them sound way less clicky? (Sorry for questioning, im entering this kind of world now)

[@ronylee11]

​@@masterbomber98 its hard to describe in words, u should try it on one switch! when u "slightly over-lube" a switch, it changes the sound of a switch, makes it lower pitch, and feels different too. do be careful, u don't wanna go too much over-lubed and makes it mushy, sounds "oily", hard to press, and less responsive! for general rule of thumb, just stick with "less is more" principle when u lube switches if u dont wanna mess up ur switches XD

[@Nuptup]

Oh my gosh, the just..... Crunch of the flooded switch. I just lubed my current main keyboard(Gateron Milky yellows) and did that third switches amount. Not a light amount, but not too much. Just a nice reflective sheen, but no notable whiteness from too much lube being present, and it feels like a dream. I really appreciate this video's results as it tells me I have the exact right amount for my keybaord, but have always wondered what it would be "too" generous. 10/10

[@KiraSlith]

The "splick" noise the extreme switch makes is hilarious and horrifying. I can't imagine the amount of lubricant it would take to do that to a 62 key board.

[@Staubbs]

I'll show you overlubed

[@channochanno9646]

Nuh uh

[@JohnnyCubicVoxels]

*brings out bucket

[@sharischiel]

Super interesting and informative! Keep it up 👍

[@_Sttathem]

Over Lubed is my fav its sounds rlly nice and it has that wood sound kind of great vid!

[@kandyrew]

i lold at the max overlubed switch sounds, my god 😂

[@user-iz5qf5mi8n]

굉장히 궁금했던 것이었는데 정말 좋은 영상!!

[@NicoBabico]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. I'm working on building my first custom keyboard and I was always confused by how much was "too much." This finally answered that question hhaha

[@frederickmwangi5833]

Incredibly informative learning how much lube to put on atm

[@Lucas_1706]

I'm literally crying of laughter 🤣🤣🤣 thank you for making this video

[@Mr_Unlisted]

Got to say that I'm on the over lubed team for that one too , i over lubed my corsair k65 mini with a syringe and after putting a bit of neoprene foam and doing the tape mod it sounds so amazing now !

[@zepplin839]

Love how you didn't hold back on the overlubed switch. A lot of youtubers would be like "omg thats enough" but you fit as much as possible. subbed

[@Luis-cryx]

everything reminds me of her.

[@SA-jx2ez]

The hero we needed 😂

[@Applenty_]

i dont often click "low" viewed videos on my reccomended but this one... this hooked me instantly! the overlubed one taking 3 seconds to come back up is hilarious LMAO im also very new to custom keyboards having lubed my first ever stabalisers yesterday so this was also quite helpful! thinking of lubing my gat yellows :)

[@mcbrite]

The number of views has literally ZERO bearing on the quality of a video, that behavior makes no sense at all. Basically all you're doing is saying "I love to follow the crowd!"

[@Applenty_]

@@mcbrite i agree, however, typically speaking people are DRASTICALLY less likely to click less viewed videos as views do, for the most part, differentiate low and high quality videos. this is simply one of the outliers that you wished more people gave a chance!

[@BahhBahhBrownSheep]

smoothbrained behavior

[@gfries4906]

videos with higher views suck. they always be having like 20 mins of bloat + a sponsor.

[@k90v85]

💀

[@NostalgiaKing]

Lol, that K key is hysterical.

[@mayukhnandi8085]

This video is a great combination of content and memes.

[@alanhawkins4229]

Shard Rheaddy Barbie wobble heads typed light speed. LOSER Stuck And Stuffed Shut in and up

[@BN99239]

It really depends on the type of switches you have too. When I over lube linears that has more than 62g of actuation force, it feels very unresponsive and uncomfortable to type on. With linears less than 62g of actuation force, I actually like to over lube them, since they don't feel that sluggish. That being said it all depends on how fast you can type as well. I can type anywhere between 130wpm to 150wpm so unresponsive keypresses will bother me a lot. Someone who types slower, like 90wpm, won't be as bothered because the switches will return quickly enough anyhow.

[@veecordero9658]

dude said 90 is slow

[@kiekto8502]

@@veecordero9658 its slower compared to 130-150

[@mcbrite]

@@veecordero9658 It is if you're German... ;-) (Autobahn joke...)

[@skatterpro]

@@kiekto8502 130-150 is slow because it's slower than Barbara Blackburn's 212. See the problem?

[@pokibot1]

@@skatterpro Barbara Blackburns slow because a lot of people can type around 300 wpm

[@mk-6575]

This is what I wanted to see😂

[@QuantumDroid]

that k key just made my day

[@chimika5025]

this is a very good experiment

[@winterheartz012]

damn.. I like the over-lubed. smooth and quiet

[@foxlmao]

i overlubed my Tangerines kinda in-between #3 and #4 and it sounds insanely good. AND i don't hear any lube sound as well as i don't lose any response. 10/10 would recommend

[@mattoe4818]

I never see people with the same name as me, I just subscribed, keep it up Mattie

[@freddelarsson4434]

I overlubed my non hot swappable keyboard a few days ago and it became very hard to type on. I had to spend close to 4 hours removing excessive lube from the switches, so whatever you do I can recommend to add less rather than more for your first time.

[@Raikos100]

I overlubed, but not filling the whole thing, I clog the hole in the middle where the key "needle" thing goes down to keep it stabilized. It's crispy responsive but it's way thockier.

[@AyushSingh-js3rf]

I pay my internet bills for K Keycaps

[@adimology]

best comment!

[@AyushSingh-js3rf]

@@adimology XD

[@garlic5065]

How is this channel not more popular

[@ooharloo]

I lean towards a nice think layer for sure.

[@DCW121]

i love that thocky sound on slightly overlubed, my cup of tea

[@yeica]

ngl, the "overlubed" one sounded great

[@ShadowManceri]

Watching this it almost seems like optimal method would be going with extreme overlube and then use brush to remove what you can. You could basically dip everything into the lube and do fast brush. I think that would be so much faster too.

[@MattieKB]

I never thought of that!! It seems like it would be alot faster, but maybe harder to keep consistent?

[@Omega-EP]

Hey, you got a pretty sleek setup.

[@whitnes_]

The J sounds the best man lol xD

[@Eric-qi9us]

moral of the story: overlube, just don't over-overlube

[@mayorplayz]

I'm so happy my cherry MX blues were already lubed good enough...

[@illitero]

If you didn't lube the pole, #4 would likely have not been squishy like that and been perfectly responsive. Same with #5, I don't think it would have been that dramatic were the pole not clogged up to dampen stroke haha. I've always done it between 3 and 4 (essentially paint the rail, hit the spring seats, and lightly run the brush down one side of the spring to form tiny blobs that will dampen ping - using a long-lasting di-electric grease) and after about five years so far haven't had issues with drying out like the boutique greases seem to do when applied so thin. I've got a few before-after's that I've filmed to showcase just how it transforms just about any board, but the only one I ever put up was for a NPKC 60% where I installed OG Zealios. It went from clack-town to seriously quiet, I couldn't believe how well it worked; and any keyboard I mod like this only ever gets smoother as it's used more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJC6aXSYqMR6mZI

[@Robert-dt3is]

S Tier Video Thumbnail

[@metalskinn460]

Honestly I'm liking somewhere between the medium and the heavy lubed switch. I typically like to see streaks of the whiteness on the stems and the bottom housing. It may mask more of the switches characteristics but on super clacky switches I prefer muting them more.

[@rihaan1395]

Congrats, dude! The algorithm has chosen you! Make it count! Shoot for the stars, friend! (Subbed)

[@MattieKB]

Thanks for the sub! And yeah, this is like the second time lately that the algorithm picks up my video and makes it rocket for a little bit, and then dumps it. Pretty weird...

[@gerryramosftw]

I would suggest against lubing the stem pole, usually causes it to feel sticky/sluggish and most of the time mutes the switch over time

[@Raikos100]

Overlube (not extreme) I noticed that after a week or so, it will fix the response time and turn smooth and fast as normal, since the lube will slowly find it's way to not be on the way.

[@Jiro200]

somewhere between medium and heavy is the sweet spot for thockiness and responsiveness

[@Gamingtechgg]

very generous man :D

[@cordeiroben]

Key J sounds really good.

[@rex_green]

That K key got a cool-down rate!

[@bloraliesstay5180]

The "overlubed" 'J' key sounded the best. G and H sounded simlar but still too clicky.

[@MRPotatoSpud]

i think the middle one is really good sounding

[@QoraxAudio]

Funny. I always do as much as the light lube switch, but I think I prefer the medium lubed switch most. So next time, I'm going to try just a tiny bit more lube.

[@JoshTechgamer]

omg over lube lol Great vid man. Frost it lol

[@SagaSynthetics]

While lubed switches are nice, I went without lube on my board and fell in love with the sound and feel. I'm using: Keychron K6 Pro with coiled aviator cable, Cherry MX Black Hyperglide and GMK Shanshui Old Path keycaps. Good production in the video bro, keep it up. 👍

[@amirrezaafzalinia1556]

i like how it farts to get back to position

[@matthewsoh6613]

nah this video got me on the floor laughing

[@double1-80]

reasonably lubed switch.

[@long45]

i dont know why but in my brain like * this is my kingdom come *

[@roughprecisionplayz-6434]

I think that the switch in the middle did the best

[@CasualTS]

When I first tried to lube a keyboard I ended up doing a lot of keys like the 2nd to last one. Overlubing actually makes switches somewhat clicky sounding which is probably from the stickiness of the lube acting on certain parts instead of benefiting from the greasiness of the lube. Like a bell curve switches are loudest when either under or overlubed.

[@dcorsc]

que buen video es excelente para saber que cantidad de lubricante poner gracias!!

[@Tricus]

4:15 The keyboard equivalent of "two shots of vodka" lmao.

[@henryhuynh3574]

this vid gonna be huge, trust

[@alanhawkins4229]

Fool follower of Bafoons

[@klofisch]

I just lub the guiding channel of the base part. it works pretty fine....only the clicking of my blue cherry switches disappeared, which turned them in to red ones... :D. Easy rule for lubing...start with very less,...add more as required

[@flintsanadaa1881]

her : "did you pull out?" me : "yes" me :

[@PinotNoir_]

call me a monster, but i lubed my blue switch :D and i love doing it just a little bit over (a bit more then the H and a little bit less then the J on video). it sounds pretty good, feels kinda inconsistent, but overall pretty good, like it still have the clickiness but it's not loud at all!

[@ZitoVino]

Thanks that was fun. The super-lubed switch sounded like stepping in mud. I am about to lube my first set. (GamaKay Mercury Linears) They are already factory lubed, so I will be curious how different the ones I work on will sound. I just don't like the hollow "spring noise" in a non-lubed switch. That's really what I want to get rid of.

[@boobalavignesh2031]

Old video but i liked the overlubed "J" sound and responsiveness They now named it as creamy sounding keyboard

[@jsc3417]

J key sounds really good

[@sgjbnvbeusyhahbj]

for one specific key, i sit between "a little bit more lubed" and "over-lubed"

[@sergiokv5711]

5:46 Now thats what good keyboard sounds like

[@BANDBAND1027]

good video

[@Brunnen_Gee]

So we have three sound profiles to shoot for now, clack, thock, and _splart._ Which is your favorite?

[@TheNorthernLights55]

The 5 is just over the top ridiculous. I'm between 3-4, I don't feel that's "over lubed". It's not like there is a standard for it anyways, sure the professional nerds say to just put a tiny bit on, but I think it's a preference just like the board or the switches you chose. Just built a Q1 pro with Gateron Black Ink V2 and I like them to be quiet and very smooth and don't mind the slight decrease in responsiveness, I even do o-rings and weighted caps to really get that thick and heavy feeling.

[@mariowayner2965]

The middle ist the way to.go👍

[@zeyneyamohammed809]

He was right about the lynx being smooth for being dry, but i have lynxes, and the stock spring ping. its terrible. its worse than the outemu switches in the redragon k552 i got for my dad.

[@disintegratev6951]

Im thinking about lubing my keyboard but i always wondered on how often i have to relube it since this seems like a lot of work

[@olegnesterenko7509]

Me standing knee-deep in water while Hans Zimmer song plays in the background: “That’s not a lube!!!”

[@JustCluby]

bro came on them

[@Physicsless8]

my mom in the background just hearing the word lube over and over "solid lube" "do i have to lube the stem" "a pool of lube" "it will come gushing out" 💀💀💀💀

[@Sonicspite]

Bro turned his switch into a MX blue on the last one

[@yonathanwolf4796]

personally, i think the medium sounded the best

[@santojorge]

call it a outemu cream white

[@dumby2175]

He have the same preference for lubing except I'm not a glorious fanboy 💀💀💀

[@Aurora99342]

i use circuit cleaner and silcone lube on things, works fine after a few presses

[@chicksychicken5840]

#4 is the best :D

[@VietnameseDubbedClips]

And I thought I was putting too much lube on mine lol. I was so afraid of messing with the keys so I only put just a tiny bit. Had I see this video sooner I'll definitely double down with no worries at all lmao. "J" key sounded great, although I would probably stop at "H". Regretted that I only did like the "G" key.

[@OPrimoDev]

in Brazil we see it and say: “lá ele” or “there he”

[@michael9317]

The last switch "I should call her"

[@baldi_real_no_fake]

that looks like.... something else

[@Keyzait]

0:39 he lookin zesty if you pause it right there

[@AwsBadr]

This is how you should get Krytox 5g packed in a switch

[@The_Chad_]

My head was in the wrong place after you filled the last one full of lube. I thought you said, "testes and see nut" instead of "test these and see not"

[@amosnimos]

The J one sound the best to me, so H must be just right.

[@iiKaylyn]

i never realized i lubed all of mine at a "medium" lubing level LMFAO

[@Abdualkareem814]

bro let the intrusive thoughts win

[@Artaherzadeh]

Did I overlubed my Otemu red switches? 2 small drops for the housing sides and brushed the contact springs ( didn't lubed the button ) 2 small drops for the spring's ends 2 small drops for the stem sides and evenly brushed other sides ( you could see the oily lube like switch 3 : medium ) + 1 very small drop for the stem leg 2 small drops for inside the upper clear plastic body ( you could feel that the clear plastic is not clear anymore but not able to see the white lube ) It feels kinda heaver and buttery but I can't hear a tactile or spring noise from the switches. Was my first time and afraid to overlubed it already it took 2 days to lube the leys.

[@tux.bobble]

That last one is lubicrous.

[@capablancajr3733]

That overlubed one reminds me of her so much 😢

[@k90v85]

plap

[@santamany]

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[@jesseyu9738]

i like keeping my switches between medium and heavly lubed