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Default WD-40 & Silicone Spray. When is one better over the other?

In article , Richard J Kinch wrote:
Ether Jones writes:

WD40 is mostly kerosene. There is NO kerosene in any of the major
brands of silicone spray. WD40 and silicone spray are completely
different chemical formulations.


Nope. Read the Gunk brand can


Maybe *you* should read it before you post further on this topic. I did, and
posted what I found. The contents are not what you claim they are.

or MSDS linked in my earlier posts.


The MSDS you linked is more than ten years old, and is not from the
manufacturer. Here's a recent (21 Mar 2005) MSDS from the manufacturer:

http://www.gunk.com/msds/AM914_6.PDF

Gunk
"silicone" spray is 99 percent petroleum, roughly kerosene weight, with a
tiny bit of silicone oil.


Wrong on all counts.

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