Hi gang, Last year my old buddy and I took the Imperial to the local dam for some fishing. When we got their my buddy took out the WD and sprayed his reel, line and hook with it. I said what the heck are you doing that for? He just said watch and learn. Then he baited his hook with a night crawler and sprayed it. I just shook my head. He then grinned and cast the worm into the water. The hook was in about 3 minutes when a fish hit. I watched in amazement as he pulled in the first fish of the trip. He repeated the process all day and skunked me. I had to ask how it worked? He told me to spray some on my finger and taste it. I did with reluctance. It tasted and smelled sweet. All I know was it worked great for fishing. It also worked great for the lug nuts on the Imperial when we had the flat tire. I guess the stuff is a miracle in more than one way. RC Billings, Montanaaaaaaa --- W Bell <cbody67tx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I concur, the "wonder lube" WD-40 has been used for > lots of things it might not have been originally > intended for. It might deposit a thin, protective > coating on the metal, but it will NOT inhibit rust > from forming after a few days, yet many use it for > that too. > > There is a similar product that Amsoil makes (called > "Metal Protector", I believe) that I was told about > by the owner of the old Speed Equipment World in > Lubbock, TX. The front door to his shop had a lock > that would stick every so often. He used WD-40 to > free it up, but it attracted dust (a real issue out > there) and dirt. When he got turned on to Amsoil > products for his Mopar race car, he found about > about MP and started using it. It did the same > things as WD-40 but did NOT attract dust and it did > not gum things up. > > I tried it and it worked better than WD-40 for > automotive use on sliding hinges and such, but it > kind of smelled like bug spray initially. In more > recent times, I've found One Lube (or similar) with > Teflon to be a better general lube (plus giving > things a nice, silky feel as they operate). Then > there's also Gunk's Liquid Wrench with PTFE that > I've had good results with too. Basically, when > WD-40 was discovered it was an amazing product that > many used for things it might not have been designed > for, but now there are other products out there that > tend to be better for the intended purpose. Kind of > like GoJo hand cleaner. I also concur that as a > default reference, the factory service manual is a > valuable asset. > > Just some thoughts, > W Bell > ===== RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa http://www.imperialclub.com/temp/1955/RogerCrabtree/ Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com