Fitted a (genuine) Yale lock today. Instructions said;

To lubricate, use WD40 or similar!

Oh yes!

In black & white, from the people who invented the cylinder pin-tumbler
lock. Lubricate with WD40!

Oh yes!


--
Dave - WD40 Liberation Front.

On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:10 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Fitted a (genuine) Yale lock today. Instructions said;

To lubricate, use WD40 or similar!

Oh yes!

In black & white, from the people who invented the cylinder pin-tumbler
lock. Lubricate with WD40!

I fitted a new cylinder a few weeks ago.

I was given the same instructions.

I ignored them. I use powdered graphite.



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http://www.mirrorservice.org

On 6 Oct, 22:07, Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:10 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:
Fitted a (genuine) Yale lock today. *Instructions said;

To lubricate, use WD40 or similar!

Oh yes!

In black & white, from the people who invented the cylinder pin-tumbler
lock. *Lubricate with WD40!

I fitted a new cylinder a few weeks ago.

I was given the same instructions.

I ignored them. I use powdered graphite.

--
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
*http://www.mirrorservice.org

I was trying to remember what the problem is - it goes sticky doesn't
it ? Maybe that would explain why the sections of my wife's walking
poles ended up as a solid mass.

Rob

On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:11:43 -0700 (PDT), Rob G wrote:

I was trying to remember what the problem is - it goes sticky doesn't
it ? Maybe that would explain why the sections of my wife's walking
poles ended up as a solid mass.

Yes, leaves a sticky residue that a part from gummimg things up also
attracts dirt. Dirt that then gets made into a nice grinding paste
with the residue, so yes it's a means of selling more locks.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:48 +0100 (BST), Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:11:43 -0700 (PDT), Rob G wrote:

I was trying to remember what the problem is - it goes sticky doesn't
it ? Maybe that would explain why the sections of my wife's walking
poles ended up as a solid mass.

Yes, leaves a sticky residue that a part from gummimg things up also
attracts dirt. Dirt that then gets made into a nice grinding paste
with the residue, so yes it's a means of selling more locks.

Out of interest, is there a thin spray lube that's OK for switches, locks
etc?
Sometimes oil or grease has gone thick in something realtively inaccessible
(the last pull-switch that I stripped and rebuilt now works freely but
skips sometimes, but 'tis old). Also, a thin film of something is sometimes
better than oil or grease.

BTW, found a good use for WD40: quick spray on blades of hedge clippers,
sickle etc. and rub it in forms a thin film that isn't sticky enough to
hold on to leaves and grass. Now I can start to use it.
--
Peter.
The head of a pin will hold more angels if
it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.

In article ,
PeterC writes:

BTW, found a good use for WD40: quick spray on blades of hedge clippers,
sickle etc. and rub it in forms a thin film that isn't sticky enough to
hold on to leaves and grass. Now I can start to use it.

It probably makes a good resin solvent. My hedge trimmer says
resin solvent should be sprayed on the blades, but I haven't
gone looking for any yet (and may just use WD40).

However, beware that WD40 will strip off any oil film, leaving
the blades liable to rust in storage. Might want to apply a
spray-on oil after the WD40 has evaporated.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:44:18 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:48 +0100 (BST), Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:11:43 -0700 (PDT), Rob G wrote:

I was trying to remember what the problem is - it goes sticky doesn't
it ? Maybe that would explain why the sections of my wife's walking
poles ended up as a solid mass.

Yes, leaves a sticky residue that a part from gummimg things up also
attracts dirt. Dirt that then gets made into a nice grinding paste
with the residue, so yes it's a means of selling more locks.

Out of interest, is there a thin spray lube that's OK for switches, locks
etc?
Sometimes oil or grease has gone thick in something realtively inaccessible
(the last pull-switch that I stripped and rebuilt now works freely but
skips sometimes, but 'tis old). Also, a thin film of something is sometimes
better than oil or grease.

BTW, found a good use for WD40: quick spray on blades of hedge clippers,
sickle etc. and rub it in forms a thin film that isn't sticky enough to
hold on to leaves and grass. Now I can start to use it.
What an earth are you people rambling on about???? (happy smiley
inserted here)

WD40 has been used for years as penetrating AND lubricating

I have been in engineering for 25 years and WD40 has been used all the
time its well known to be used in locks and any small component
devices.
If you look on the site it tells you.
http://www.wd40.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1519

PeterC wrote:

Out of interest, is there a thin spray lube that's OK for switches, locks
etc?

PTFE dry-film lubricating spray.

Contains tiny balls of PTFE (Teflon) suspended in volatile solvents. The
solvents evaporate leaving the PTFE as a dry-film lubricant.

Apart from generally being bad, WD40 has a tendency to get onto the key
and then stain your hands/clothes, so it's a bad idea for this reason alone.

Graphite powder is good, but puffing into the lock tends to over-egg the
pudding somewhat and then that gets everywhere (your hands, your face,
up your nose, etc).

Best to use PTFE dry-film or get a soft pencil and rub it over the key,
then use the key to transfer the small amount of pencil lead to the lock.


Cheapest dry-film lubricant is from Toolstation @ £2.58:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ygosmvm

The locksmith trade uses GT85:

http://www.gt85.co.uk/products.htm which you can buy from Amazon,
Halfords, your local cycling shop, etc. £3.50-£4.50

Screwfix sells this product:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/80487 @ £2.83 which, judging by its MSDS
should be OK as well.

HTH