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large vehicle hinges
On 11/06/2018 10:24, wrote:
On Sunday, 10 June 2018 23:32:01 UTC+1, newshound wrote:
On 10/06/2018 21:11, Bill Wright wrote:
I would not remove the entire hinges. This will break the paint finish, leading to need for remedial work or to corrosion.
On one of my vehicles the tailgate hinges unbolt from the body but were
integral with the door. So by taking the door off, you could actually
soak both hinges completely in small pots of oil.
I would not use wd40 as a soak. WD-40 is not successful at this, and if you wanted to use it, just buying white spirit & adding a drop of oil is many times cheaper than buying it branded as WD40. If you look at tests of penetrating oils you'll see WD40 at the bottom of the league, with outcomes normally being failure. Why people keep recomending this junk I don't know.
Because a lot of people have it to hand, and the aerosol applicator is
convenient for many things. I agree, you could "make your own" from
white spirit and some gear oil. And I agree that Plus Gas and other
custom penetrating oils are better (although they are arguably not so
good for other jobs). But it is still the case that WD40 will often free
up something which is not too badly stuck.
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