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Re: Rust prevention
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Yea, I admit that wd40 is cheap and does a great job on sanding or generally getting rid of rust. I have better stuff than wd40 but would not use those liberally for general rust removal . A basic can of wd40 usually lasts me a year or two. So for sure, I'm not saying it's not usefull.? george
On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 02:08:25 PM PDT, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:
??? Besides for cutting aluminum my other use if rust removal on flat surfaces . I have one of those old Black & Decker 1/2 sheet sander I take a scotch pad & spray it liberally with WD40 & then put it on the part I'm working on & put the sander pad directly on the scotch pad & go to town . Works pretty good & saves some wear & tear on the old joints . When I'm done I wipe the material down & give it a coat of oil . I buy the green scotch pads at Dollar Tree I think 4 or 5 in a pack for a buck . Strange but the wife comes out & goes through my stash looking for those pads all the time . animal On 3/28/24 12:54 PM,
gcvisalia@... wrote:
Yea, it still has its uses. Taking off labels and such,
using as a lube? while sanding things and lube for cutting
aluminum. Even then I'm suspect if it. Didnt seem to work as I
was expecting. Organizing my shop or rather uncluttering the
clutter and when I can, I may do a test on aluminum and other
cutting fluids. The wd40 seemed to need more constant use to
get a proper hole I was drilling. Maybe just me but there was
a noticeable differance.
george
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 10:16:55 PM PDT, Tony
Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
WD40 is kerosene (or some other light mineral oil) with a bit of the magic sauce that¡¯s left behind when the kero flashes off.? It doesn¡¯t bond very well and so flakes off easily, hence the rust. ? It works better than nothing. ? Tony ? (¡and that¡¯s why WD40 makes a good lubricant for cutting aluminium ¨C you¡¯re just spraying kerosene onto it.) ? ? From: [email protected]
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Behalf Of gcvisalia@...
Sent: Thursday, 28 March 2024 2:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [7x12MiniLathe] Rust prevention ? Wd40 ? Really ? To me it seems to accelerate rust. I have other chems that have been good but since using way oil, I have not gone back to them except for very short term protection. ? george ? On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 03:28:17 PM PDT, Miket_NYC <mctaglieri@...> wrote: ? ? WD-40 is a sticky wax in a light petroleum carrier. When it dries, the carrier evaporates leaving the waxy coat on the surface. So it shouldn't be necessary to keep reapplying it. ? Mike Taglieri? On Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 11:28 PM Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
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