The Medway Handyman wrote:
wrote:
Another one for your additional input...
SNIP

===WD40===
WD stands for 'water displacer.' Water displacers are of very limited
use in DIY today, primarily used to reduce rusting of tools in damp
storage. Machine oil is the product of choice for this.

Could someone explain the apparent witch hunt of WD40 around here? IMO its
an excellent product.

Has anyone done a controlled test on its rust prevention qualities against
machine oil?

I would assume that the Ministry of Defense did that many years ago.

If, as I have, you had worked on defense projects, it would have brought
you into contact with far superior oils and greases. Trust the wiki on
WD 40, it is a water dispersant. Most of the other stuff in it is quite
good though.

Dave