Originally Posted by
venomx
People say to wipe away excess oil after lubricating
surely this would end up in some of the oil coming out ?
When wiping, the lube only comes off the outside parts, which is good because it then doesn't collect grit. On the friction points, where it counts, the lube is retained by capillary attraction. An exception is wax, which is not really a lube, because it does not penetrate well to the parts that need lube.