In article ,
Steve Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same time a
solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.

Smitty Two wrote in
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In article ,
Steve Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same
time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.


Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

On 11/19/2010 4:19 PM Jim Yanik spake thus:

Smitty Two wrote in
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In article , Steve
Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the
same time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.

Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

Not true.

Yes, *one* of the ingrediments (listed twice in the MSDS for some
reason) is kerosene, but it's nowhere near 70% of the total. The other
petroleum components are naphtha (Stoddard solvent) and some unspecified
"dewaxed paraffinic mineral oil".

Here, try it yourself: there's a MSDS search engine he

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov...usehold/search

and the MSDS can be easily found through a Google search.

Here are the components given in that MSDS:

CAS 64742-47-8
CAS 64742-48-9
CAS 64742-88-7
CAS 64742-65-0
CAS 64742-47-8 (same as first)

(I left out the CO2)


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On 11/19/2010 5:00 PM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

On 11/19/2010 4:19 PM Jim Yanik spake thus:

Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

Not true.

Yes, *one* of the ingrediments (listed twice in the MSDS for some
reason) is kerosene, but it's nowhere near 70% of the total. The other
petroleum components are naphtha (Stoddard solvent) and some unspecified
"dewaxed paraffinic mineral oil".

Here, try it yourself: there's a MSDS search engine he

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov...usehold/search

and the MSDS can be easily found through a Google search.

Here are the components given in that MSDS:

CAS 64742-47-8
CAS 64742-48-9
CAS 64742-88-7
CAS 64742-65-0
CAS 64742-47-8 (same as first)

Ackshooly, according to this page:

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov...ds&id=23007001

WD-40 is 60-70% Stoddard solvent. Although I think that also contains
some kerosene, judging from those other CAS #s.

Very confusing.


--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)

In article ,
Smitty Two wrote:

Man, this deja vu is killing me.

All over again!


--
When the game is over, the pawn and the king are returned to the same box.

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar.org

In article ,
Jim Yanik wrote:

Smitty Two wrote in
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In article ,
Steve Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same
time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.


Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

Are you talking to me? All I said was "this deja vu is killing me." You
must be talking to someone else.

Larry W wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:

Man, this deja vu is killing me.

All over again!

Reminds me of the last time.

Jon

Smitty Two wrote in newsrestwhich-
:

In article ,
Jim Yanik wrote:

Smitty Two wrote in
news
In article ,
Steve Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same
time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.


Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

Are you talking to me? All I said was "this deja vu is killing me." You
must be talking to someone else.

apologies if I'm wrong,but ISTR it was you that disagreed with me the last
time about WD-40 being mostly kerosene. Thus your "deja vu".

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

In article ,
Jim Yanik wrote:

Smitty Two wrote in newsrestwhich-
:

In article ,
Jim Yanik wrote:

Smitty Two wrote in
news
In article ,
Steve Barker wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same
time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.


Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".

Are you talking to me? All I said was "this deja vu is killing me." You
must be talking to someone else.

apologies if I'm wrong,but ISTR it was you that disagreed with me the last
time about WD-40 being mostly kerosene. Thus your "deja vu".

The only opinion I have about WD-40 is that it's good stuff, and does
*exactly* what it claims to do on the label. I've been very, very happy
with it for decades. I don't recall ever participating in the kerosene
argument.

On 11/19/2010 6:19 PM, Jim Yanik wrote:
Smitty wrote in
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In articlexpKdnUlff_o0WXvRnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@giganews. com,
Steve wrote:

On 11/19/2010 11:41 AM, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Always wondering about this, in regard to WD-40:

How can a product (claim to) be both a lubricant, and at the same
time a solvent ?

Aren't they at opposite ends of the spectra ?

Thanks,
Bob

wd40 is neither it is a water dispersant. nothing else.

it is basically kerosene.

Man, this deja vu is killing me.


Go back and reread the MSDS,and this time,look at the MSDS for each CAS
number listed under WD-40.
You will find that it's ~70% kerosene. Thus,it IS "basically kerosene".


thanks Jim. I don't write **** that is not true.

--
Steve Barker
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