WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

[Al Kossow]

On 4/12/16 5:38 PM, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> 

"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/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside

https://www.engineeringforchange.org/how-to-make-penetrating-oil/