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- "Thank the maker! This oil bath is going to feel so good. I've got such a bad case of dust contamination, I can barely move!"
- ―C-3PO
An oil bath, also known as a lubrication bath,[2] was a means of removing accumulated grime, such as dust, from a droid. This was similar to a human (for example) taking a water bath.
During the Clone Wars, Droid Spa, a maintenance spa business on Coruscant, offered an automated oil bath as part of their regular service.[3] During the Age of the Empire, the Jelucani teenager Thane Kyrell managed to bribe his tutor droid CZ-1 into releasing him from his mathematics lesson by offering him a lubrication bath.[4]
After traveling through the desert of Tatooine and being captured by Jawa scavengers, the protocol droid C-3PO was purchased by Owen Lars, who turned the droid over to the care of Luke Skywalker. Skywalker, noticing the heavy dust contamination on C-3PO, gave him an oil bath, which delighted him.[1]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Maker of Zoh"- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- "Boba's Bounty" — LEGO Star Wars 82
- "Clash on Kashyyyk" — LEGO Star Wars 83 (Mentioned only)
- "Fighter Flight" — LEGO Star Wars 96
- "Overpowered!" — LEGO Star Wars 100 (Mentioned only)
- "The Search for C-3PO" — LEGO Star Wars 102 (Mentioned only)
- "The Droid Defenders" — LEGO Star Wars 106
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (as droid lubrication bath)
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droids, Part 2)
- "C-3PO" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Droid Depot toy line (Pack: The Droid Factory) (backup link)
