13 Apr
2016
13 Apr
'16
10:27 a.m.
On 4/12/16 5:38 PM, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
"WD-40 is mostly a mix of baby oil, Vaseline, and the goop inside
homemade lava lamps."
https://web.archive.org/web/20140119014037/http://www.wired.com/science/disā¦
https://www.engineeringforchange.org/how-to-make-penetrating-oil/
On Apr 12, 2016, at 8:19 PM, drlegendre .
<drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
"I suppose it might do that, but that's not its main purpose. Its main
purpose is to loosen rusted and otherwise stuck fasteners and shafts."
That is *not* the main purpose of WD-40, nor does it even work well for
that purpose *at all*. Rather, a penetrating lubricant like PB
Blaster is for loosening rusted fasteners.
WD-40 is a very misunderstood -- albeit still very useful -- product.
- j.