On 11/26/2011 1:36 PM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 11/26/2011 5:54 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Hey, wait! I thought WD-40 was a lubricant? My entire
family, back to Aristotle, and Moses, use WD-40 as a
lubricant.


Nope, it's basically kerosene. Not a lubricant. A water displacer.
Formula #40. Took 'em 40 tries just to get that right. If they had a
lubricant, it would probably be WD-698.

According to Wired Magazine a couple of years ago one
of the main ingredients of WD-40 is mineral oil, a
lubricant. There are other things to take care of
water and as a dispersant.

Bill