ive just got my DIY cube tightened up and now im on to breaking the cubies in,
what sort of time does it take to break in?

my 25th took about 2-3 weeks to get it fully nice but then again i didnt know about lube

Isn't it more effective to wear it out a bit first, than clean than lube?
However if you use it for 2 weeks a lot than it should be good.

im doing what leander said
i intend to break it in first then lube it, i might just use my silicon spray, the cube lube seems naff and hard to use
i might get some sand paper to it tonight