On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:27:21 PM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote:
On 01/16/2015 3:15 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
John Robertson wrote:
On 01/16/2015 8:48 AM, wrote in
sci.electronics.repair:

WD-40 or Liquid Wrench in the bearings or bushings?

If you use either of these you much flush ALL the residue out!

WD-40 is for protecting tools from rusting,

** See:

http://www.wd40.com.au/wd-40/2000-uses

and the solvents in it
evaporate leaving the rest to turn to a protective goo coating.

** The residue of WD40 is simple mineral oil.

.... Phil

Fair enough, Phil, you've drunk the WD-40 kool-aid.

My experience with the residue of folks using WD-40 in arcade games is a
gooey residue which always gums up the works and is very difficult to
take apart to repair.

A good oil, grease, or synthetic lube is always preferred to a 'wonder'
drug like WD in my books. I guess I'm the anti-WDhrist.

I can't see any other lub not gumming up the work too, though.