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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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Default Oil for plastic laptop hinges


Jamie wrote:

Ken G. wrote:

WD-40 will not hurt a laptop hinge . Try a couple drops of sewing
machine or 3-in-0ne oil . Just dont use so much where it will run all
over . These oils will not hurt plastics .
Your hinges are most likely metal undr the plastic .

WD-40
Main ingredient = Fish Oil!




Typical programmer's bull****.


This is extraced from the MSDS sheet for WD-40, from the WD-40 website.


Composition/Information on Ingredients:

Ingredient: CAS # Weight Percent
Aliphatic 64742-47-8 45-50
Hydrocarbon 64742-48-9
64742-88-7

Petroleum 64742-65-0 30-35
Base Oil

LVP Aliphatic 64742-47-8 12-18
Hydrocarbon

Non-Hazardous Mixture 10
Ingredients



have a smelly day!



More baths would take care of that BO problem of yours.

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