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He Doesn't Like WD-40
If ever there was an overrated and misused product, it's WD-40. The name says it all - "Water Displacement, trial number 40". It's made from petroleum distillates and designed to displace water from vehicle wiring. Read the label. Nowhere does it say it contains oil. It's not a lubricant. I have found it's good f
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He Doesn t Like WD-40 FARM SHOP Maintenance If ever there was an overrated and misused product it s WD-40 The name says it all û Water Displacement trial number 40 It s made from petroleum distillates and designed to displace water from vehicle wiring Read the label Nowhere does it say it contains oil It s not a lubricant I have found it s good for cleaning off oil and grease Doesn t this tell you that it is not an oil itself? As a former production foreman I stopped workers from spraying metal parts with WD-40 as a protectant before shipping them The parts would begin to rust after a short while We switched to a true preservative lubricant - end of problem Another time a machine operator told me a limit switch on his machine was sticking even though he had sprayed it 5 times with WD-40 I sprayed it with a real lubricant and it stopped sticking right away I got a can of WD-40 as a retirement present because I badmouth it so much I do use it û for instance recently on the wiring of a tractor I suspected of shorting out due to being wet The tractor started right up afterwards Robert Thomas Butler Penn
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