I started buying WD by the gallons years ago & have several
Zep spray bottles laying here & there . I see that Harbor has
brought back the re-fillable & pressurize spray bottles
I just checked & HF is sittin at 35.99 for a gallon while
Homedepot is at 30.18 for a gallon can .
animal
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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
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
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.)
?
?
?
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.
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:
Regarding
the comment,
"You just need
to refresh the
WD-40 before
it
evaporates.".
That would
very strongly
suggest to me
NOT to use
something that
evaporates for
bare metal
protection
long term, or
even short
term.
Charles E.
"Chuck" Kinzer
On
Tuesday, March
12, 2024 at
08:21:07 PM
PDT, mike
allen <animal@...> wrote:
??? There
was a time
that if we
needed to use
either on a
diesel we
would grab a
can of WD
instead of the
quick start .
We had a
mechanic tell
up it was
better for the
engine than
the quick
start . Now a
days I
seriously
doubt ya could
even get a
diesel to pop
on WD .
animal
Never been
a fan of wd40.
Though in the
70s I would
spray our
entire dirt
bikes with it.
Helped get the
bikes clean
later due to
the hawaiian
red clay dirt.
But it also
caused me to
constantly
check all the
bolts as they
would
prematurely
come loose.
But other than
that, not much
use for it.
Well, now for
cutting
aluminum.
On
Tuesday, March
12, 2024 at
06:49:56 PM
PDT, Ralph
Hulslander <rhulslander@...> wrote:
You just
need to
refresh the
WD-40 before
it evaporates.
?
chrisser
1:16pm? ?
Realistically,
it's outside.
Essentially a
barn with
garage doors
and a concrete
floor
They do
make a
protective
coating.
You use long
term storage
or over sea
shipping works
great?
But take to
remove before
the lathe can
be used.?
The #4 waylube
will last for
2 or 3 months
in summer and
winter upto 6
months before
recovering.??
The upside to
waylube is
lathe ready to
used.
Dave?
?
