guineafowl21
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That’s the rumour (myth, I think) that WD40 contains fish oil. In these times it would have to be marked ‘not suitable for vegans’.
PlusGas or WD 40
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DrPhill
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I should think so too. I would not want to drink any if it contained fish oil.
Does PlusGas smell nice? We in the motorcycle club used to call WD40 'bikers cologne'.
John Brown
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I did hear that, and yes, it would appear to be urban legend.
Not conductive as far as I am aware. One of the original adverts featured a petrol car, an Escort if memory serves, having the electrics sprayed with it and then happily running at the bottom of a swimming pool! Dare say there was a bit more to it than that, but it certainly does repel water. I still use it if tools get wet to prevent rust until I can clean them properly.
As always with WD40 it’s fine until it dries out to a gummy varnish, if this has got onto contacts it can cause unwanted open circuits. It, and similar substances, were used at work on wet/damp secondary wiring of high voltage circuit breakers which spend extended periods in one state and when called upon to operate would often not give correct indications due to gum in the contacts.
The other thing that was discovered is the explosive nature of the propellant used since the ban on CFCs. Not a good idea to spray into a closed cabinet with contacts that spark when operated
As a result our fitters were “discouraged “ from using WD40 style solutions and sprays of any sort. Their vans still rang to the tune of countless “rattlers” in the aerosols hidden away in the back though.
Terrytpot
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Many moons back I worked in a motorcycle shop where the standard go to for resolving stuck stuff was duck oil and a blowtorch…eventually the source we had for getting the duck oil dried up and we were left with the GT85 that had just hit the market but our mechanic always moaned it wasn’t a patch on the duck oil.
Gerry
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Old brake fluid is great but my go to penetrating solution is 50/50 old engine oil and diesel. All it has to do is be thin enough to whick into the joint and provide lubrication.
Gerry
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I used to buy Duckham's 'Duck Oil' by the gallon. It was just as good as Plus Gas, and in bulk, much cheaper.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DEB-Duck-S...id=1688552103&sprefix=duck+oil,aps,261&sr=8-1
edit - except I expect by now they'll have removed the parts that actually work.
edit - except I expect by now they'll have removed the parts that actually work.
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okeydokey
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thanks folks for all of the suggestions - I will try some PlusGas - unless I get something big and serious to do the spray can will last for donkeys
John Hall
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John Hall
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Sea foam penetrating oil is reall good..but expensive..
I remember going to an Ideal Home exhibition way back in the 60s, where they were demonstrating WD40 by the demonstrator immersing a running Black & Decker drill into a glass container full of water after spraying it with the WD40…crazy stuff…wouldn’t be allowed now..
I remember going to an Ideal Home exhibition way back in the 60s, where they were demonstrating WD40 by the demonstrator immersing a running Black & Decker drill into a glass container full of water after spraying it with the WD40…crazy stuff…wouldn’t be allowed now..
I went to an I.H.E. in 1971. I came home with a booklet of all the furniture, and showed it to my woodwork master. Brilliant, he said, everything you should never do is in there.
Got my glues in mine perfect for miniaturesI use the wife's dye bottles for the same. Clairol the best, they have little screw caps
