WD-40 is NOT A LUBRICANT! Seriously folks... Triflo or Sewing Machine Oil
PLEASE.. I am tired of having to rescue machines with old dried WD-40 gluing it together.... |
Apparently you didn't read my post but rather saw the word WD-40 and hit send.
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Lew - Yes, I saw your whole post. This message was to everyone who may or may not read this thread completely.
WD-40 is so commonly though to be a lubricant, that I use every opportunity to help reverse that. Sorry if you felt that it was directed at you personally, that was not my intent. |
Fair enough. And I agree ...I have seen it misused way too often but there is a time and a place.
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...and I use WD-40 a lot FYI. I buy it by the gallon. Just not for sewing machines
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I buy it by the little spray can. Then I lose the red straw. Then the nozzle breaks off. Then I buy another little spray can ..:-(
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LOL, I buy a gallon at a time and use the refillable WD-40 hand-pump spray bottle.
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/s...pvtzE&usqp=CAY We use it as a wipe down for all of the metalworking tools in the shop (anvils, stakes, swedge block, hammer faces, etc) |
Originally Posted by Lew Schiller
(Post 7347004)
I buy it by the little spray can. Then I lose the red straw. Then the nozzle breaks off. Then I buy another little spray can ..:-(
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If you oil a rusty bike chain, wipe off and keep doing it tentatively for a while most if not all rust will come off. I'm not sure why it works, but it does. A very rusty or worn bike chain needs to be replaced but even the worst cases clean up rather well. I have used very basic stuff, generic brand chain oil usually with a type of rust inhibitor. I have used a lot of brands over the years with much the same results. If I use WD40 I get rust within a couple of days in rainy weather, it's just too thin and wears off. Like miriam mentions, it might work on a slightly corroded surface.
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Originally Posted by Lew Schiller
(Post 7347004)
I buy it by the little spray can. Then I lose the red straw. Then the nozzle breaks off. Then I buy another little spray can ..:-(
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