Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-24344151-20131228153516/@comment-25252333-20140803042525

Dip the heads into powdered talk.

The head are made of rubber which - if new - has a high friction coefficient. If you put some "dirt" on them the'll glide more easily. Talc is used f.ex. within new bike tubes for the same reason.

EDIT: WD-40 and other oils are dangerous to some sorts of rubber. They weaken the rubber compound, sometimes to the point that all that's left is a sort of smeary goo. I killed the plunger o-ring of a maverick by lubricating it with oil.