On 7/14/2011 8:21 PM, Phil Anderson wrote:
Haven't posted for awhile, but I still read the group at least once a week.

Ya know how when you were but a babe, maybe 20, maybe a teenager, and
you discovered the wonders of WD-40? When you sprayed it here and there,
it made everything work easier, quieter? I was like that. Then I
discovered Usenet and this group in particular. I read how the magical
fluid in the blue can was not a lubricant. That anything it did would
not last. That it could cause more problems then it solved. So, I
believed it all and began using other recommended sprays and lubricants.
And that is the way it has been for me for years. Oh, I still used WD-40
for certain things, mostly when one of my cast iron tools would get some
surface rust on it. I would spray it on, let it set a bit and then scrub
with a Scotch pad. That always worked and worked well. Other than that,
haven't really used it for years.

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So, don't believe everything you hear or read. Yes, there are places
where some other lubricant is more appropriate, but WD-40 has earned a
spot right up front on my lubricant shelf, once again. Try it, you might
like it, just like you used to.

I buy a gallon of WD40 at at time and refill a spray bottle as needed.

IME, there is nothing that does a better job of cleaning stainless steel
appliances/fixtures, among other things.

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