I recently picked up the revo s and veritas thanks to some of y'all! I love it! I was just curious however on how often I should clean it? Thanks y'all!

Of course, it all depends on use.  When I buy a used reel, I expect it never to have been cleaned or lubed by the previous owner- and I'm not often wrong.  So I do a complete tear-down and re-lube.  Then I KNOW it will perform at its best.  With a freshly cleaned or a new reel and typical weekend use, I do a 100% clean/lube every 2 years and I oil the spool bearings several times during a season of fishing.  Some guys clean and lube the spool bearings on new reels before fishing them because reel companies tend to over-lube their reels since they know most users will NEVER have their reels serviced until they either break or become so gummed up that they will not work.  But if you have a new reel, using it "as is" out of the box is fine if you like the way it casts and retrieves.  Every 12-15 hrs of actual use, put a drop of oil in each of the 2 spool end bearings, and plan to get the whole reel cleaned and re-lubed after 2 years of weekend use. 

An annual deep cleaning is my basic recommendation. Like oil changes on a car more or less often may be required based on amt of use and operating conditions. Wipe down and visually inspect between trips, store dry and periodic oiling of bearings in between should keep you running. Also keep an eye on the leven wind worm gear. Their exposed nature can get them gummed up.

Im one of those people that clean new reels straight out of the box before I use them. Then annually I take them all apart and clean them. The reels I use alot like my swimbait or frog reel I will clean 2-3 times a year. About one time a month I will lube the worm gear on the level wind because its exposed to the elements and the line guide pawl is a high wear item.

Is there a good video, or guide that makes the process easy? I have never done a reel cleaning, but would like to learn.  don't mind pulling it apart with the schematics on hand, but seeing a guide would be nice too.

On 3/7/2013 at 11:08 AM, Jig Meister said:

Is there a good video, or guide that makes the process easy? I have never done a reel cleaning, but would like to learn. don't mind pulling it apart with the schematics on hand, but seeing a guide would be nice too.

I got to looking and I think BassResource might have a video on YouTube, I'll have to check it out.