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TriboSys
TriboSys is the other lubricant line the hobby has standardised on, and it exists in this space mainly because of two grades: 3203 and 3204. Both are thinner than Krytox 205g0, which is precisely the point on a tactile switch, where a thick grease rounds off the bump you paid for.
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What to know
- Makes
- Lubes
- Known for
- 3204 and 3203, the standard choices when you want smoothness without muting the switch.
- Worth knowing
- The numbers are viscosity grades, not quality grades, and no official site could be confirmed. Like Krytox it is sold through decanting resellers.
- Who it suits
- Anyone lubing tactile switches, or anyone who found 205g0 made their switches sound too dull.
- Availability
- Widely stocked
No official site could be confirmed for TriboSys, so none is linked here.
Related brands
- Chemours · The Krytox line, and the thicker alternative
Indexed under TriboSys
TriboSys
GreaseLow viscosity
A semifluid grease made by Miller-Stephenson with Switchmod Keyboards and Hunger Work Studio, described by Mechboards as a specialized low thickness lubricant and by KeebsForAll as thinner than 205g0 and thicker than the Krytox oils. That position on the axis is the whole reason it exists: it takes the friction off a tactile switch while leaving the bump and the sound largely where they were, which a thick grease will not do. The two shops disagree on how far a jar goes, roughly 250 switches against roughly 500 for the same 5 ml, so no coverage figure is recorded here. Price is blank because KeebsForAll sells two sizes and the Mechboards figure is not in dollars.
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TriboSys
GreaseMedium viscosity
The middle of the range: both shops call it medium or mid thickness, one step up from 3203 and below 205g0. That makes it the usual answer for a tactile switch you want smoother without muting, since a grease this thin damps the housing less and leaves the bump intact. Mechboards credits it to Miller-Stephenson in collaboration with Hunger Work Studio and Switchmod Keyboards, and notes it is a single semifluid grease rather than a blend of two substances, which is why the shelf life is quoted as indefinite. No price is recorded: KeebsForAll lists two sizes and the Mechboards figure is in pounds.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.
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