Aqua Lube Lubricants are always manufactured from selected crudes known to be the very best for each specific application; this means 100% paraffin base crude. Paraffin base crudes are acknowledged to be vastly superior in natural lubricating properties; especially in their ability to withstand high temperatures.Paraffin crudes are inherently free of impurities and are almost entirely free of harmful sulphur.

Commercial lubricants are generally manufactured from cheaper, lower-quality types of crude such as low-gravity asphalt or naphthenic base stocks. Asphalt base crudes are the least expensive kind of crude oil. Asphalt base (naphthenic) crudes are naturally low in most of the important lubricating properties; particularly in resistance to high tempuratures. Asphaltic crudes usually contain a high percentage of impurities, particularly corrosive sulphur compounds.