Wd-40????

[mojomojo]

I stop using wd-40 about 2 weeks ago b/c i was told it is a thin lubricant and it attracts dirt as oppose to tri-flow(which i now use religiously and i love its smell). Any inputs....

[keysman]

Try here for some cool info on WD40


http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40.cfm


It is great stuff.. not the best long term lubricant, but it has LOTS of other uses.

[raimundo]

like flushing overloads of graphite out of locks before they can be picked

[dosman]

I had to use WD40 on an old Yale padlock I got off ebay.

It didn't come with a key, in fact the keyway looked like it had some hardened blue/green gum nearly filling it. After some work I realized the gum was in fact 60 years of brass corrosion that had built up on top of the pins. I was able to get the pins to start working again and the keyway cleared. I know WD-40 isn't the best thing for locks but it was the only way I could get this one functional again.

BTW, it picks open now, except the plug won't turn far enough to unlatch the shackle. It does shim open fine though.

[UNFORGIVEN]

ive used WD-40 for over 10 years now and have never had a problem
ive used it on locks for the past 6 years and never had any come back
and i was told ages ago what WD means
but they could have been having me on
i was told that its short for WAR DEPARTMENT - 40
as it was used a lot and invented suring one of the wourld wars
how tru i dont know but its what i was told

[ericm115]

ive used WD-40 for over 10 years now and have never had a problem
ive used it on locks for the past 6 years and never had any come back
and i was told ages ago what WD means
but they could have been having me on
i was told that its short for WAR DEPARTMENT - 40
as it was used a lot and invented suring one of the wourld wars
how tru i dont know but its what i was told

Check out this post. It talks more about the actual name and history of WD40.

viewtopic.php?t=14342&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=wd40+water&start=15


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[UWSDWF]

ive used WD-40 for over 10 years now and have never had a problem
ive used it on locks for the past 6 years and never had any come back
and i was told ages ago what WD means
but they could have been having me on
i was told that its short for WAR DEPARTMENT - 40
as it was used a lot and invented suring one of the wourld wars
how tru i dont know but its what i was told

water displacement 40 ( the 40th attempt at making the product)

[Bud Wiser]

I too have used wd-40 for as long as I can remember with no probs at all, ever. But I can not argue with the logic behind why we shouldn't use it on locks, nor can I explain why I have never had any problems with it.

There is a rumor that a new updated version of WD-40 will hit the streets soon, it will be called, WD-41

[UNFORGIVEN]

ok fair enough so the bloke who told me lied to me lol
mind you it was a friday after work as the van was navegating its way to the pub lol

[Bud Wiser]

ok fair enough so the bloke who told me lied to me lol
mind you it was a friday after work as the van was navegating its way to the pub lol

so the next time you see your friend you correct him.

Tell him you know for sure what the actual meaning for wd-40 is...

Water to Dry and the 40 is the oil density

(jus kidding shrub)

[UNFORGIVEN]

if i ever see him again id end up Bi**h slapping him for personal reasions but thanks for pointing me in the wright direction

[Raccoon]

WD-40 is great on sparkplugs and anywhere there's an electrical short in the rain or humidity.

It also works well in super-soaker flame throwers.

*Unsuitable video links removed*

[jb68]

Afew years ago over here, we had a problem with train doors flying open as they were going along when people leant on them.
Turned out that the firm overhauling/servicing them had squirted WD in 'em which had done as the advert claimed, and cleaned all the grease off of them, for a while the WD kept them lubed up but after a while the parts just dried up and the locks stuck, apparently.

Rather than start another thread just to ask this question I hope you don't mind if I slightly change the subject.

So it sounds like WD40 wasn't developed by the military,
but I did see a film where they used superglue to temporarily close a wound, claiming that it was developed by the US military for use in vietnam, with the hillarious line "why do you think it sticks your fingers together so well"

I'm guessing that this is a pile of shite, but I know some of you guys overthere are in the military, any comments? thanks

[NickBristol]

superglue is a bona fide way to close wounds in an emergency, and is commonly used in hospitals in a specialised product called dermabond. However, dont just go pouring locktite on any old would - you'll probably end up needing surgery to remove it.

Doubt superglue was developed by the military, if it was then it'd probably only be available in olive drab...

[jb68]

thanks for that