9 Jun
2000
9 Jun
'00
6:10 p.m.
I don't know why people think it's a
lubricant, but it isn't. It's not
even a good penetrating oil.
It was actually originally a repeller, mostly made of Stoddard solvent.
The original idea was to use WD-40 to clean out surfaces of machining
oils, water, general crud, etc. so a lubricant can be introduced to fresh
metal. In fact, one of the things it is good for is getting rid of
lubrication!
Somehow, probably with the help of marketing people, WD-40 could "do"
both jobs.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org