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Skipped down to make sure they don’t recommend WD40 and sure enough they get it exactly right! WD40 is so grossly mis-used. In almost all circumstances it make
by declan_roberts 3y ago
Skipped down to make sure they don’t recommend WD40 and sure enough they get it exactly right!
WD40 is so grossly mis-used. In almost all circumstances it makes things worse over time after making them better in the short term.
- masklinn 3y agoNote that the WD40 company sells a bunch of other stuff under the WD40 brand-line, including actual non-penetrating-oil lubricants, like grease (https://www.wd40.com/products/true-multi-purpose-grease/ https://www.wd40.com/products/true-multi-purpose-grease/) or silicone (https://www.wd40.com/products/silicone-lubricant/ https://www.wd40.com/products/silicone-lubricant/). You're right though, that classic WD40 is intended to get mechanisms unstuck and de-moisturised, it does have lubricating properties but is a very light penetrating oil so it should be followed by actual lubrication of the relevant parts. In fact misused as a lubricant I assume classic WD40 can flush out the actual lubricant, which leads to making things worse over time.
- Nifty3929 3y agoThe key is that it’s MIS-used. WD40 is excellent when used properly - as a penetrating solvent for removing stuck things. But not as a lubricant otherwise.
- dzhiurgis 3y agoIs it same as CRC?
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