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Author: Subject: WD40 is not a lubricant!
David Jenkins

posted on 6/5/15 at 03:41 PM Reply With Quote
WD40 is not a lubricant!

Just picked this up from a different forum - I thought it was something worth preserving for those times when someone says "just squirt it with WD40"!

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MP3C

posted on 6/5/15 at 05:16 PM Reply With Quote
quote:

Myth: WD-40® Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant.
Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40® stands for Water Displacement, WD-40® Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.



From the WD40 website. I guess if it says multi-use on the can then its probably ok.

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David Jenkins

posted on 6/5/15 at 06:08 PM Reply With Quote
As it says in that link - water is a lubricant, in certain situations - but you probably wouldn't want to use it to make your bearings work...

Any road up - I'm not a preacher, and everyone can do what they wish as long as it doesn't scare the horses...






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whitestu

posted on 6/5/15 at 06:20 PM Reply With Quote
It might not be a very good lubricant, but by definition it is. Water is also a lubricant.
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BenB

posted on 6/5/15 at 09:21 PM Reply With Quote
The long applicator is particularly good for catheter changes
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Angel Acevedo

posted on 6/5/15 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
Being volatile don't expect the lubricant properties to last long.
I think a lot of us have witnessed that...





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Mr Whippy

posted on 7/5/15 at 11:32 AM Reply With Quote
rubbish at stopping bare metal rusting too or helping free rusty bolts, gt85 is a lot better
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loggyboy

posted on 7/5/15 at 04:39 PM Reply With Quote
From their own website.


A QUESTION OF LUBRICATION

Myth: WD-40® Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant.

Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40® stands for Water Displacement, WD-40® Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.


Would be fairer to say its not a long term lubricant, or its not the best use for it.

[Edited on 7-5-15 by loggyboy]





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David Jenkins

posted on 7/5/15 at 06:30 PM Reply With Quote
OK - I confess - I posted this as a troll, or wind-up. I have this tendency to say things that people often take too seriously, and usually they don't realise that I am a bit of a dead-pan mickey-taker.
I did guess that people would react one way or the other when they read it.

And, as a genuine personal statement about WD40, I would use it to clean off old gunk and rubbish, but I would never rely on it to either permanently prevent rust (it's OK for a short-term solution) or to keep something 'well oiled'. There are better substances to do each of those jobs.

It is a damn fine cutting lubricant when turning aluminium in the lathe though, especially the really chewy alloys that normally won't machine nicely without a fight...



[Edited on 7/5/15 by David Jenkins]






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