cable lube
Skip it39/100a small market ($42K/yr) — cable lube doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$42K
Growth (1y)
+159.0%
Products
12
Brands
9
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
110
Price range
$6.69–$31.58
Returns
0.1%
Rating
4.6★
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Scored 39/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +159.0% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Competition
- PJ148%
- Protect All11%
- Motion Pro10%
- WINTOWIN7%
- KLEIN TOOLS6%
- Generic5%
- Other (3 brands)14%
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 9 brands and 110 sellers compete here.
Brands
9 falling
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
110
Top 5 brand share
81%
Product shelf
All 12 tracked products in this niche.
PJ1 1-12 Cable Lube - 11 Ounce
PJ1
$17.324.8★999 reviews
Protect All Cable Life - Cable Lubricator for Bicycles/Motorcycles/Boats/Jetskis/ATVs/Snowmobiles 25006
Protect All
$7.994.6★1,127 reviews
Motion Pro Cable Luber V3 Tool
Motion Pro
$28.474.4★970 reviews
WINTOWIN Cable Luber Tool Motorcycle Wire Oiler Cable Lubricator for Motorcycles Bicycle Scooter Bike (Blue)
WINTOWIN
$8.074.2★409 reviews
Cable Lube Tool for Motorcycle ATV Dirt-Bike Scooter Bike Cable Lubricator Lubricant Luber Lube Oiler Tool (Blue)
Generic
$6.694.0★75 reviews
WD-40 Specialist Silicone Lubricant with SMART STRAW SPRAYS 2 WAYS 11 OZ
WD-40 Specialist
$7.944.8★20,540 reviews
KiWAV Cable Lubricator Lubricant Luber Lube Oiler Tool Twin Clamp for Motorcycle ATV Dirt-Bike Scooter Bike Snow-Blower Toro-Zero-Turn Snow-Mobile Lawn-Mower Lawn-Tractor Four-Wheeler
KiWAV
$10.254.4★1,061 reviews
Klein Tools 51028 Clear Lubricant Made in USA Premium Synthetic Clear Electrical Cable Lubricant 1-Quart Squeeze Bottle
KLEIN TOOLS
$14.884.6★60 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality is fair”
“As advertised”
“does it well”
“Reasonably priced”
“Easy to use”
“Easy to use good spray”
“I love it, it sticks and stays”
“Still, WD-40 was useful as a quick fix and is something Im glad to have around the house for small maintenance jobs”
“Lasts for a long time”
“Good solution for poorly operating sliding doors”
What buyers complain about
“Leaked extensively”
“like regular WD-40, it emits a strong, unpleasant odor”
“It doesn't even spray”
“expensive in my opinion”
“Takes a little fiddling around”
“Does not work”
“My patio door was so hard to open and close, even when I cleaned the track”
“waste a ton of cable lube trying different orientations”
“I dont think its gonna like be sticky”
“Slightly larger than the previous tools Ive used”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall26%
- Functionality-Overall18%
- Compatibility-Overall13%
- Lubrication11%
- Leak-Proof9%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
- Defective Material/Parts3%
- Value For Money3%
- Software/Application2%
- Product Condition2%