WD-40 Story and uses.....

Bill DeShivs said:
WD 40 is a wonderful product if you understand it's attributes.
In 35 years of using it, I have never seen it turn to "sticky gum."
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Some folks love it and some folks hate it. I work for a gunsmith part time and fairly often we see guns that are so gummed up that you can hardly get the action open. 100% of the time, they used WD-40 as a long term preservative. The stuff turns to varnish.

I imagine that of you use it frequently that won't happen, but there a lot of better products available. The main thing WD-40 has going for it is that it's cheap.

Google "WD-40 turns to varnish" and see what pops up.
 
I care nothing about Googling WD 40. I have been a custom gunsmith, engraver, jeweler, cutler, engineer, musician, and a few other things. I have used WD 40 in all of these endeavors for 35+ years. My experience is that it does not gum if used properly, and that ANY lubricant will gum if used improperly.
 
Boy Bill your a jack of all trades, hey if anyone would know anything about wd-40 it would definitely be a custom gunsmith, engraver, jeweler, cutler, engineer, musician guy:)
 
I used a WD 40 soaked rag on the neck and strings of my bass guitar every day. No build up, and strings lasted much longer.
WD 40 is great for cleaning up buffing compound on blades, and if sprayed on the blades and fittings before buffing it will let the compound cut faster, smoother, and better.
WD 40 is great for lubricating gravers when engraving metal.
There are better lubricants, there are better rust protectants. It's great at displacing moisture and as a cutting fluid.
 
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Actually I enjoyed Staceys rant as much as the rest of the post! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Just the thing to start a monday morning. Thanks guys!
 
WD-40 works great if it's used PROPERLY, and for it's INTENDID purpose.

It's a very poor stand alone lubricant, and unfortunately, it usually makes things worse, as it ends up "cleaning" any existing (and usually more efficient) lubricant out of whatever you spray it on.

That being said, I've recently discovered a product called "Strike Hold" which I'm pretty impressed with so far.

If you're gonna Google something, Google Strike Hold, and look up the 3 demos on YouTube :)

So far it's done a good job of rust protection, lubrication, cleaning, and breaking loose a siezed pulley, that I suspect had been on the shaft about as long as I've been alive ;)

I havent tried the electrical tests yet though
 
I tried the WD40 on my stainless steel sink. Worked good but now the water won't stay in the sink. I shoulda used Babo or Bon Ami I think.
 
Shenanigans! ... WD40, Kroil, Breakfree, PB Blaster, there all worthless!
Conklin Products "Lub Oil" is the handsdown best penetrating oil I've ever had the pleasure to try. SERIOUSLY GET YA SOME!

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Jason :D
 
daveinvegas said:
I tried the WD40 on my stainless steel sink. Worked good but now the water won't stay in the sink. I shoulda used Babo or Bon Ami I think.
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Last time I put WD40 in the sink, the water would always fly up the side and hit me in the pants. ...Or did the water hit that spoon in the sink...?
 
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