The ideal quantities of lubrication on the escapement vary widely by manufacturer and depend on factors such as size and rate of the escapement, as well as whether or not epilame is applied. In all cases, lubrication must be present and must cleanly applied only in functional areas. No lubricant should be present on the top or bottom of the pallet stones, deep in the gaps between escape wheel teeth, or so far down the locking face that it contacts the body of the pallet fork.