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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 4349390" data-attributes="member: 45785"><p>You cannot get the original WD-40, anymore. It was fish oil in STODDARD (#%@& SLEPCHEK) solvent. Now(as of the last time I looked at an SDS) it's light machine oil and solvent. If you shake it well before spraying, it should leave a thin coat of oil after the solvent evaporates. But it may not be an even coat.</p><p></p><p>I buy it in gallons, and use it for a lot of things, including displacing water. For lightly rusted parts, I spray it repeatedly, and try to separate the parts. For badly rusted parts, I use PB Blaster. I use it to clean parts for inspection a lot. If I decide to chemically or electrlytically remove rust, I use brake cleaner to remove the oily film.</p><p></p><p>I Don't use it for my arthritis!</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/angry3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry3:" title="Angry3 :angry3:" data-shortname=":angry3:" /></p><p></p><p>There are better chemicals, for several of the things I use WD-40 for, but most of them are way expensive, and I'm a cheap bastrich. YMMV!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillM, post: 4349390, member: 45785"] You cannot get the original WD-40, anymore. It was fish oil in STODDARD (#%@& SLEPCHEK) solvent. Now(as of the last time I looked at an SDS) it's light machine oil and solvent. If you shake it well before spraying, it should leave a thin coat of oil after the solvent evaporates. But it may not be an even coat. I buy it in gallons, and use it for a lot of things, including displacing water. For lightly rusted parts, I spray it repeatedly, and try to separate the parts. For badly rusted parts, I use PB Blaster. I use it to clean parts for inspection a lot. If I decide to chemically or electrlytically remove rust, I use brake cleaner to remove the oily film. I Don't use it for my arthritis! :angry3: There are better chemicals, for several of the things I use WD-40 for, but most of them are way expensive, and I'm a cheap bastrich. YMMV! [/QUOTE]
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