Comment by OneDeuxTriSeiGo

Do not use canola oil for most lubrication tasks. You should almost always be using lithium grease.

Spray on white lithium grease works for most "architectural" or furniture uses (ex: door hinges, gas springs on chairs, garage door rails and chain, etc).

For anything constantly moving (ex: gearboxes or bearings) you want a more viscous lithium grease (ex: red n tacky or lucas xtra/green).

But in pretty much every situation (on land) you want to be using a form of lithium grease if you want to actually keep the interface lubricated.