WD-40

[Dagwood]

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[jamesn]

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Originally posted by Bamaro:
Never had to do it myself but I understand some people actually use it for arthritis.

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that is because it is chemically relayed to DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide) dmso is used for arthritis. i use MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) for my chronic bad knees and tendonitis. its great stuff. costs me about 6 bucks a month and i take 20 grams of the stuff a day.

 

[jimfulco]

Hand cleaner. When my hands are greasy & grimy from car-fixing, etc., I spray it on them, rub it in for a minute, and wipe everything off with an old bath towel. Works pretty well, especially if your skin won't tolerate GoJo, etc.

 

[IBelieveinlube]

Several years ago I went steelhead fishing in Oregon on the Sandy River near Portland. I was a guest of a local businessman and he hired a guide. The guide baited our hooks with squid and before he dropped the bait into the river, he sprayed it with WD-40...said it disguised the smell of the human scent touching the bait.

Go figure.

 

[schwartr88]

I realy like wd40, it stoped a serious squeek in my door, and it just works pretty well. Im sure there are "better" products but its easy to find and realitivly cheap. The only problem with it is it seems to attract and hold dirt and grim.

 

[jimcor]

Excellent motorcycle chain cleaner. Goo remover.

 

[Grateful111]

I use it at work between machine tool vises/fixtures and the milling machine bed surface. I've tried so called rust inhibitors but they setup some sort of chemical reaction and when I remove a vise it's always green or brown underneath. When I spray a light film of WD underneath 9 times out of 10 it's uneffected/clean even if it stays there for weeks at a time. We're using full synthetic coolant Valenite ValCool VNT-910 mixed at 3-3.5% on a Refractometer.

 

[Master ACiD]

i use it on my quad to clean and lube the o-ring chain. also use it to clean the plastic body parts and make them shine.

because it works pretty good as a solvent ill use it to clean the drain plug on any engine incase i drop it on the ground.

years ago i had a trans am with a paint job that was just starting to lose its shine. i sprayed the entire car down with wd40 and rubbed it in with a rag. made that paint look new. i sold the car a day later for a good ammount of money.

 

[OBIO3]

WD-40 works great to water proof your ignition system . You can even spay the dist cap on the inside and start your auto right up. I used to carry it in the dunn buggy for those fast creek crossings, lol, never failed me once. Also carried the tiny spray can on the motorcycle. I alsp carried it in a jar placed in a seat mounted pop can holder to dip my lures in and even the night crawlers when bait fishing.

 

[RKBA]

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Originally posted by jimfulco:
Hand cleaner. When my hands are greasy & grimy from car-fixing, etc., I spray it on them, rub it in for a minute, and wipe everything off with an old bath towel. Works pretty well, especially if your skin won't tolerate GoJo, etc.

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I also use it to pre-clean greasy hands and it works good for cleaning tools.

WD40 will lift recent oil spills from concrete pretty well.

I personally like the smell of it, I think it's a memory trigger thing. My father and grandfathers all used it around the workshop when I was a kid.
Break-Free is my preferred lubricant/after-shave lotion.

 

[ebaker]

I've used it to locate a failing bearing. Sprayed it on a fanbelt idler bearing and the squeaking stopped. Also seems to stop squeaky suspension bushings. Doesn't seem to damage rubber or plastic parts like heavier oils. I also spray the electrical connectors under the hood about once a year.

 

[Reg# 43897]

I agree that it is a great chain cleaner - rotten chain LUBE however. Have found much better products for that. I pretty much use it to spray-protect ferrous metals to slow corrosion or to clean up crud. I always have it around.

John.

 

[Shannow]

I LOVE it at the rifle range.

Someone gets a sticky firing pin (on a .22), and an oldie whipes out his can of WD-40. "This will get it firing again".

Invariably it does. Invariably, the same person has the same problem 3-4 months later.

 

[Bighank]

Brownells and guntest test show it was one of the best rust
preventors

 

[Jaybird]

Seems like it is all the rage with motorcycle o-ring chain users. They often clean and "lube" with it...however, they are only fooling themselves into thinking they are lubing anything effectively. All they are really doing is allowing the penetrant to get past the rings (and it WILL get past the rings whether it harms them or not), and soften the pre-injected lubricant. Which of course helps it to come out once the ring sees any sort of damage from road/trail hazzards, or stress cracks.
It is NOT a good motorcycle chain lube, and is not reallly wise to use as such...but thousands do it and swear by it.

I doubt bery seriously that it contains DMSO. I have some exerience with that chemical and it is always apparent when using it, as you can taste it if even a small droplet gets on your skin anywhere.

I do however feel that the proiduct contains silicone. Even though they sweat it does not...I have to call them on this one. If it doesn't have "silicone" in the forumula, it certainly performs as such..as it will hose a paint job fast. Auto paint shops have banned the stuff from their facilities due to this.
WD-40 was also banned from the Ford toxicology system, because they would not provide Ford with a full disclosure MSDS.
IMO, the big secret is it actually DOES contain silicone.

You gotta give them marketing credit though.....

 

[Tempest]

I believe DMSO is a drug regulated by the FDA. If it was in WD-40, I'm pretty sure they would have to list it on the MSDS.

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It is NOT a good motorcycle chain lube

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+1 I can't find any information to suggest it contains any AW/EP additives that are a must for chain lube.

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I do however feel that the proiduct contains silicone

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Can you mix Silicone with a hydrocarbon based lube in the same product? I don't believe so. Any chemists out there?

 

[Jaymus]

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Excellent motorcycle chain cleaner. Goo remover.

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That's exactly what I use it for. But I only use it to CLEAN the gunk off... I always lube it with gear oil when I'm done.

 

[rokky]

Another wd-40 thread ... LOL.

A few years ago I thought this stuff was garbage. I was wearing motorcycle chains left and right. I was trying everything.

My riding conditions are harsh. Wet, dry, road sludge, and off road.

I found any lube worked in clean and dry conditions (except for the hard to remove fling of some). It was the wet that they could not contend with.

On a long trip with two sport bikes enduring daily rain showers, we resorted to spraying down our chains every night with Wd-40. This was the last resort. It was cheap and readily available. Low and behold - no more rust and the chains were resisting the wet and road sludge buildup.

Since then, I have only used wd-40. Same MO for the off-road bikes. It does not turn into grinding compound like most other lubes. Simply spray down the chain every night - cleans off alot of the cr*p and it does lube.

Very little chain adjustment needed in thousands of kilos is the proof for me.

This stuff does work.

 

[drivewaytech]

Knew an old appliance repairman that used WD-40 for his arthritis. Said it was the best stuff for his pain. Always had it around when he needed it. Until now that was the only time I had heard anyone using WD for arthritis. Wish he were still alive so I could take back calling him a crazy old ____.

 

[Lonnie]

When I worked at Convair in San Diego, the WD-40 sales guy too an electric drill, running and dunked it in a 55 gal drum of the product, up to his elbow. You've got to trust your product to do something like that.