On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:17:39 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

wrote:




Many appliances have been ruined by the indiscriminate application of
WD40.

Like what? Do we have any evidence? Why would it harm anything? I've got
padlocks on sheds & gates 20+ years old, given a squirt of WD40 annually and
none have gummed up or gone sticky - they all work perfectly.

It is not a cure-all and there are common products and materials to which
it should not be applied.

Again, what shouldn't it be applied to? I've never damaged anything with
it.

We certainly shouldn't be putting opinions like this on the Wiki unless they
have some scientific evidence.

Hmm, for reasons I can't really quantify, I am rather predisposed against
placing too much reliance on WD40 or similar squirt-on products.

It *is* excellent at dispersing damp on ht leads, it helps with shifting
accumulations of crud when carrying out some half-hearted maintenance on
cheap power tools, and it can also help where, for want of a better
description, 'coarse' lubrication is needed, like on gate hinges, bolts,
etc.

I certainly wouldn't consider using it as lubrication where there's a
fairly heavy duty cycle. Somehow I couldn't see the valve gear on a steam
loco lasting too long with just a squirt of WD40.

Horses for courses an' all that! It's really down to common sense.....

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The Wanderer

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