Yet another good use of WD 40! Have all of you noticed that a can of WD 40
mentions all kinds of uses, but nowhere in the can is it mentioned that it is a
lubricant?
I use WD 40 to remove any residue left behind from stickers. Just spary it on
the sticker, wait about 20 minutes, and it peels of nicely. A second
application of WD 40 removes any of the sticky residue afterwards.
Chris Middlebrook
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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?roger=20crabtree?= [mailto: rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
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Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 09:03:28 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Re: IML: WD-40
Hi gang,<br>Last year my old buddy and I took the Imperial to the<br>local dam
for some fishing. When we got their my<br>buddy took out the WD and sprayed
his reel, line and<br>hook with it. I said what the heck are you doing
that<br>for? He just said watch and learn. Then he baited<br>his hook with a
night crawler and sprayed it. I just<br>shook my head. He then grinned and
cast the worm into<br>the water. The hook was in about 3 minutes when
a<br>fish hit. I watched in amazement as he pulled in the<br>first fish of the
trip. He repeated the process all<br>day and skunked me. I had to ask how it
worked? He<br>told me to spray some on my finger and taste it. I<br>did with
reluctance. It tasted and smelled sweet. <br>All I know was it worked great
for fishing. It also<br>worked great for the lug nuts on the Imperial when
we<br>had the flat tire. I guess the stuff is a miracle in<br>more than one
way.<br>RC Billings, Montanaaaaaaa<br><br> --- W Bell <cbody67tx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote: > I<br>concur, the "wonder lube" WD-4
0 has been used for<br>> lots of things it might not have been originally<br>>
intended for. It might deposit a thin, protective<br>> coating on the metal,
but it will NOT inhibit rust<br>> from forming after a few days, yet many use
it for<br>> that too.<br>> <br>> There is a similar product that Amsoil makes
(called<br>> "Metal Protector", I believe) that I was told about<br>> by the
owner of the old Speed Equipment World in<br>> Lubbock, TX. The front door to
his shop had a lock<br>> that would stick every so often. He used WD-40
to<br>> free it up, but it attracted dust (a real issue out<br>> there) and
dirt. When he got turned on to Amsoil<br>> products for his Mopar race car, he
found about<br>> about MP and started using it. It did the same<br>> things as
WD-40 but did NOT attract dust and it did<br>> not gum things up.<br>> <br>> I
tried it and it worked better than WD-40 for<br>> automotive use on sliding
hinges and such, but it<br>> kind of smelled like bug spray initially. In
more<br>> recent times, I've found On
e Lube (or similar) with<br>> Teflon to be a better general lube (plus
giving<br>> things a nice, silky feel as they operate). Then<br>> there's also
Gunk's Liquid Wrench with PTFE that<br>> I've had good results with too.
Basically, when<br>> WD-40 was discovered it was an amazing product that<br>>
many used for things it might not have been designed<br>> for, but now there
are other products out there that<br>> tend to be better for the intended
purpose. Kind of<br>> like GoJo hand cleaner. I also concur that as a<br>>
default reference, the factory service manual is a<br>> valuable asset.<br>>
<br>> Just some thoughts,<br>> W Bell<br>> <br><br>=====<br>RC Billings,
Montanaaaaaa <br><br>http://www.imperialclub.com/temp/1955/RogerCrabtree/
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