I know some think of WD-40 as the "go to" for everything, but
After hosing something down, 5-10 years later the volatile
solvents have evaporated leaving behind a stiff gunk.

So, my question is how do you remove it?
For example on a typewriter that some idiot hosed it down with.

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Fox's Mercantile wrote:

how do you remove it?

apply some more, then wipe it down?

In article ,
says...

I know some think of WD-40 as the "go to" for everything, but
After hosing something down, 5-10 years later the volatile
solvents have evaporated leaving behind a stiff gunk.

So, my question is how do you remove it?
For example on a typewriter that some idiot hosed it down with.




I have an old teletype machine that the previous owner did the same
thing to. It finally go so bad it would not print. I mixed up some
Ed's Red gun cleaner and it cleaned out all the old gunk. Then used some
good grade of oil to lubercate it.

It is kerosene (which I understand part of wd 40 is) automatic
transmission fluid, acetone, and something like varsal in equal
portions. Just Google Ed's Red for the mix.

Fox's Mercantile wrote:

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I know some think of WD-40 as the "go to" for everything, but
After hosing something down, 5-10 years later the volatile
solvents have evaporated leaving behind a stiff gunk.


** Takes only an hour for the solvents to evaporate leaving behind ordinary clear mineral oil.

So, my question is how do you remove it?


** More WD of course. The petrol based solvent does the trick.

The only way I know it will wind up stuck on is if the items gets hot - like the pins of vacuum tubes - and that takes years.


For example on a typewriter that some idiot hosed it down with.

** WD claim it "free sticky mechanisms" and it damn well does - like with locks exposed to the weather.

That typewriter was jamming or rusted and WD freed it up.



...... Phil

On 9/12/20 11:26 AM, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
So, my question is how do you remove it?

Using a siphon sprayer, I sprayed, in sequence, mineral spirits to
cut through the WD-40 gunk. Then hosed it with Simple Green to
finish de-greasing it. Followed by Distilled water to flush out the
Simple Green and finally denatured alcohol to get rid of the water.

I'd say it came out pretty clean.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685910956580405312/754506691353116722/unknown.png


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On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 4:00:07 AM UTC-4, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
On 9/12/20 11:26 AM, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
So, my question is how do you remove it?
Using a siphon sprayer, I sprayed, in sequence, mineral spirits to
cut through the WD-40 gunk. Then hosed it with Simple Green to
finish de-greasing it. Followed by Distilled water to flush out the
Simple Green and finally denatured alcohol to get rid of the water.

I'd say it came out pretty clean.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685910956580405312/754506691353116722/unknown.png
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Jeff-1.0
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On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 4:00:07 AM UTC-4, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
On 9/12/20 11:26 AM, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
So, my question is how do you remove it?
Using a siphon sprayer, I sprayed, in sequence, mineral spirits to
cut through the WD-40 gunk. Then hosed it with Simple Green to
finish de-greasing it. Followed by Distilled water to flush out the
Simple Green and finally denatured alcohol to get rid of the water.

I'd say it came out pretty clean.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685910956580405312/754506691353116722/unknown.png
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Jeff-1.0
WA6FWi
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Looks good. Will you leave it dry or lube it? If so, wet or dry?

John

On 9/13/20 8:42 AM, wrote:
Looks good. Will you leave it dry or lube it? If so, wet or dry?

Oh no, it needs to lubricated.
I'll be using this:
https://www.crcindustries.com/products/food-grade-machine-oil-11-wt-oz-03081.html



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a) WD-40 is 100% volatile - over time. Please look at the MSDS if you have any doubts.
b) The sticky -slimy skunge left behind when it is (under) used is the old hardened lubricant that has now been evenly distributed throughout whatever was sprayed.


https://files.wd40.com/pdf/sds/mup/w...sds-us-ghs.pdf


Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

On Sun, 13 Sep 2020 02:59:58 -0500, Fox's Mercantile
wrote:

On 9/12/20 11:26 AM, Fox's Mercantile wrote:
So, my question is how do you remove it?

Using a siphon sprayer, I sprayed, in sequence, mineral spirits to
cut through the WD-40 gunk. Then hosed it with Simple Green to
finish de-greasing it. Followed by Distilled water to flush out the
Simple Green and finally denatured alcohol to get rid of the water.

I'd say it came out pretty clean.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685910956580405312/754506691353116722/unknown.png

Looks like a Model 15 teletype machine. Yep:
http://www.aetherltd.com/images/tty15-2/typebarscleanedmore.jpg
http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43672.0.html

It's clean, but now you get to lubricate it from scratch. I used to
work on those when I lived in Smog Angeles, but haven't done any
rebuilds in the last 50 years. Model 15 lube and adjustment manual:
http://www.aetherltd.com/public/model15manuals/138_Model15_Adj_Oct41.pdf

The original lube was allegedly whale oil based, so you're not going
to find any of that. My guess(tm) that's why the oil turned to tar or
varnish. I think if you dig deeper, you'll find more varnish. You
may also need to tear down the main shaft. I didn't have much luck
with ultrasonic cleaning and had to use acetone to get rid of
persistent varnish.

I recall using either light clock oil or sewing machine oil which have
the advantage of not evaporating and having a stable viscosity over
some temperature range. It's been a long time, so check the forums
for the latest suggestions. If you need any help from me, forget it.
I'm busy untrashing my house after moving the entire office home.

Good luck.

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