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It is absolutely a lubricant - it is a combination "lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer". Whether it's the correct or best lubricant fo
by 542458 9mo ago
It is absolutely a lubricant - it is a combination "lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer". Whether it's the correct or best lubricant for many applications is iffy, but that doesn't mean it isn't a lubricant!
- CamperBob2 9mo agoPoint being, if you're using it as a lubricant, you're using the wrong stuff. What it leaves behind isn't very useful as a lubricant... unlike, you know, an actual lubricant.
- rzzzt 9mo agoWD-40 is now the designation of a whole bunch of products, including chain grease.
- Scoundreller 9mo agoMy recent trip to the ground was sufficient proof to me that even water is a lubricant.
- marcosdumay 9mo agoDepending on where you apply it, it's absolutely a lubricant.
- coredev_ 9mo agoIs it? Please explain and provide sources. Just because it feels like a lubricant and maybe advertised as a lubricant it might not actually be a lubricant.
- preommr 9mo ago> Just because it feels like a lubricant and maybe advertised as a lubricant Not the parent comment, but sometimes comments are so outrageous it makes me laugh. Like what else do you even want at that point? Source that you can put gas in your car? That pop tarts are food? Like yes, it's advertised as food, I can tell it's food, I've eaten it - but where is your source for it being food other than all that?
- dec0dedab0de 9mo agoIf it reduces friction, it's a lubricant.
- b00ty4breakfast 9mo agoFrom personal experience, I can count on one hand the number of times that wd40 (edit: at least the canonical formulation) has been the best lubricant for a given application.
- convolvatron 9mo agofor me its that its not at all long lasting. I guess it's fine as a cleaner, but even light mineral oil hangs around longer. oh right, it also seems to leave a gummy residue, which is really not great for machine tools
- b00ty4breakfast 9mo agoyeah, most of my use-cases for classic wd-40 have always been getting things unstuck rather than long-term lubrication. The lubricating action tends to evaporate with the solvent(s) and leaves, as you've pointed out, the famous gummy residue that is good for keeping moisture out but not at being a lubricant
- senderista 9mo agowhy not use penetrating oil?
- b00ty4breakfast 9mo agoif I have my druthers, it's kroil but there was a time before I knew better, haha.
- cucumber3732842 9mo agoBeing a recognized household name makes it infinity less likely you'll have someone complaining if you use it in a "nice" setting. That makes it the "best" for a lot of "anything works" applications.