Originally Posted by Gary-L

We used to "slush" wire rope, when I was assigned to Deck Department during my time in the Navy. "Slushing" consisted of cleaning and then regreasing wire rope (aka stranded cable). It sucked because we had to grab blobs of grease with our bare hands and work it into the strands of the wire rope to ensure it was thoroughly coated. After all, salt air and salt spray are very corrosive. Oh, and it also sucked because metal slivers hurt like hell.

Just an idea for you guys in the rust belt. Lithium grease would be perfect.