Abstract: A device for coating a wire with a lubricant, with a lubricant reservoir (1), an applicator felt (9) in contact with which the wire (5) to be coated runs continuously, and a metering apparatus which supplies a controlled amount of lubricant liquid from the lubricant reservoir (1) to the applicator felt (9), is characterised in that the metering apparatus (12) is provided with at least one metering pin (15) which has an indentation and at controlled intervals alternately on the one hand immerses the indentation into the lubricant liquid in the lubricant reservoir (1) and on the other hand touches the applicator felt (9) in a manner such that with each contact a substantially equal amount of lubricant is absorbed into the applicator felt (9).