On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:49:04 +0100, Andrei Semyon
wrote:

I am in the UK.

WD-40 and 3-in-one are both distributed by the same UK company.
http://www.wd40.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=16
Presumably (???) the spray 3-in-one is different to WD-40 as they are
part of two different product ranges



I want some spray oil to use as a very light oil.
Not for use as a penetrating oil.
More as a waterproofing oil.
Also as a solvent for the glue on adhesive labels.

Which of these two products would be more suitable for me?

I am sure there are other better products but I want something I can
get relatively easily and these oils plus one or two others like
Castrol or Duckhams can be found everywhere.

WD40 is a very light oil so would be better, but it's nothing special,
a can of pound shop equivalent would be just as good.

BTW the nozzle on the can seems to have been perfected for binary
on/off operation so you waste as much as possible; it's near
impossible to press it part way.

If you only need to spray a small amount at a time, something like
this:

http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?id=-1&tier1=Tools%2c+Fasteners+%26+Production+Equipmen t&tier2=Service+Aids&tier3=Paints+%26+Primers&tier 4=Spray+can+trigger+handle&moduleno=34102

makes life a lot lot easier, and the can lasts a lot longer.

cheers,
Pete.