Winch cable/Wire rope maintenance

[nate650]

Well I'm doing some maintenance on my recovery gear and I want to lube my winch cable.  I remember reading an article on pirate about winch cable and I think it mentioned what to use but I can't find it. I googled it and got two answers. One said to use a lube designed for chains and cables, the other said to use a silicon spray lube.
What do you guys use?

[notajeep]

5w30

[mudmaster]

LPS 3

[nate650]

That LPS 3 sounds like good stuff. I'll run to Napa in the morning and see if they have any.
I do have a can of Bel-Ray superclean chain lube for my dirtbike, its the wax kind. Do you think that would be good for cable?

[mudmaster]

Don't know about the bike stuff. I get the LPS from work

[Rocksurfer]

You know that old oil that you just changed out of your truck?  No since in wasting it in the recycle bin at Autozone, lightly coat your cable with it.