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Default Revitalise windscreen wipers

On 31/12/2020 16:34, ARW wrote:
On 30/12/2020 22:46, AnthonyL wrote:
On Tue, 29 Dec 2020 22:43:19 +0000, (Sn!pe) wrote:

Pancho wrote:

On 29/12/2020 21:15, alan_m wrote:
On 29/12/2020 16:28, harry wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHNfB5INkg

So its official
WD40 is the opposite of a lubricant - its a de-greaser.

Not opposite, it's both lube and solvent degreaser.

ITYF that WD-40 was originally designed to be a water displacer,
hence ~WD~ .


But only after 39 unsuccessful attempts.

ISTR it being very useful on old distributor caps and spark plug leads
when they got wet.


+1

I remember those days.

I try hard to forget them




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