Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] WD-40 and similar products

Pretty close in many respects but there are some differences. I don't use
anything but LPS#1 on guns. It will not affect wood or plastic and seems to
retard rust better than anything else.

WD-40 is a better penetrant and better to soften rust and is a pretty decent
cutting fluid (I'll admit that now that everybody else has come clean :o)
but I was recently turned on to something even better.

The local biker (he restores old British bikes) were talking about the
extremes he sometimes used to rescue an old bike that had been out in the
weather long enough to bond piston to cylinder. He swears by the house
brands sold by Dollar General Store and Family Dollar Stores. One buck for a
16 ounce(?) spray can and it works as good as he claims for penetrating,
rust removal and works similar to WD-40 as a cutting fluid. I haven't tried
it for anything else but I did go back and get a carton of it for the stated
uses.

I'll continue to use LPS and WD-40 for their individual superiorities but
the bargin stuff really cut the cost down.

wdsmith



Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 18:50:22 -0000
From: dougrasmussen@...
Subject: Re: WD-40 and similar products

Tom,

On a trivia program on the radio they said it meant "water
displacement" formula number 40.

BTW, we use WD40 as a cutting lubricant occasionally for small jobs
in the lathe and mill where we don't want to use flood coolant. WD40
smokes under heavy cuts. Some of the other brands of spray type
penetrating lubricants we've used don't smoke ($tarrett's spray
lubricant is one that I know doesn't smoke). As far as comparing the
lubricating and penetrating qualities of the sprays, they all seem
about the same to me. Lowest price is what makes WD40 attractive.

Doug