wd40 is is only a short-term rust preventer

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bad4u

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I know a lot of sportsmen who have sad tales about putting their guns away for a few weeks with a wipe-down of wd40.

The sad tale has to do with rust-pitting, due to the evaporation of wd40 over time, which is accelerated when wrapped in cloth. The cloth wicks away the wd40, which shortens the effective protection period of wd40.

Even common 3-in-one oil is a better, as both lubricant and protective film.

WD40 is a great penetrating oil, but I don't use it for any other purpose on my knives or guns.
 
I only use WD40 for removing stickers and temporarily displacing water. Other that that, I have little use for the stuff. It really is a rather poor lube, I don't think I'd even consider it an oil of any type. There's no way it's touching any knife/gun of mine.
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Hey Guys....

WD40 was originally designed to remove water from electrical parts, such as ignitions and such.

The WD stands for "Water Displacement" and although it does lubricate and protect,, it doesn't do it that well on a lot of things..
Knives, Guns,and stuff like this should use a proper lube and protectant...

I use WD a lot in my shop, but it is mostly used to clean tape residue from the knife and to clean parts....

I use it on folders to Wash out the pivots and clean the liners.
Once most of it is evaporated I use some G96 or something similar on them...

Hope this helps..

ttyle Eric...

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