Thread: WD40

Originally Posted by jdX

... dinosaur grade WD40

Dinosaur?

Formulated in 1953 and released to the public in the same year as me - 1958.

I guess I must be due for extinction...

On a funny note I had an old Viet Nam veteran friend of mine that is a knife collecting buddy as well. He would use WD40 for medicinal purposes.

No! I'm not kidding you. He had something wrong with one of his shoulders from the war and he would rub his shoulders in the evenings with WD40 and he claimed it had pain killing effects to it . I think he was a bit wacko myself but he really believed it. And I've met a couple of other people in the last few years who claim the same thing.

He would also spray it on cuts and burns too .

Like I said earlier; I've found lubrication products that work better for me than WD40 does. But hey if it works for any of you guys then more power to you all. Personally the smell of the stuff kind of gets to me. And most chemical smells don't bother me but the smell of WD40 kind of makes me nauseated.

Now I have used it on very rusty bolts and let it set overnight and it does loosen them. But recently I've found a product called ZEP Super Penetrant that works better at those jobs than anything I've ever seen.

Hey my overall philosophy is "WHATEVER WORKS" >> and if it works for you guys then that's great.

Originally Posted by jdX

On a funny note I had an old Viet Nam veteran friend of mine that is a knife collecting buddy as well. He would use WD40 for medicinal purposes.

No! I'm not kidding you. He had something wrong with one of his shoulders from the war and he would rub his shoulders in the evenings with WD40 and he claimed it had pain killing effects to it . I think he was a bit wacko myself but he really believed it. And I've met a couple of other people in the last few years who claim the same thing.

He would also spray it on cuts and burns too .

I believe it - try googling "gout WD40" and you turn up loads of amazing stories about people using it on their joints and such. Some reckon that after prolonged use, you can taste it - ugh!

Ballistol oil was used in the field to treat wounds, too.

I am a huge fan of Ballistol or mineral oil. Ballistol not only lubricates buy it keeps corrosion and rust away from my razors, it really does a very good job.


Take Care,
Richard

Years ago axle grease would be applied to cuts or burns. Same principal maybe ?

I've always found WD40's a pretty lousy lubricant. It tends to dry off quite quickly. I tend to keep the hinge dry but I accidently got some water on the hinge, and it's quite a tight fit between the scales and the blade.

WD40 is old technology now but still completely viable. Mythology says that it has been used as a cure for fits, farts, freckles and other ailments real and imagined. Seriously though:

When you are putting the engine in your vintage car, hot rod or race car in mothballs for the winter spray WD in short bursts into the carb/injectors with the engine at slow idle until the plugs just begin to foul. When you light 'er off next spring there will be NO corrosion on the cylinder walls. Same thing can be done with plugs out and cranking with starter motor. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by riooso

I am a huge fan of Ballistol or mineral oil. Ballistol not only lubricates buy it keeps corrosion and rust away from my razors, it really does a very good job.


Take Care,
Richard

Hey you and I both buddy!! That Ballistol is a miracle working compound as far as I'm concerned. I've collected many pocket knives over the years and Spyderco and Benchmade mostly. Spyderco has many of their knives with G-10 handles. G-10 is a type of laminated polymer that is just rugged as hell. The problem with G-10 is that it tends to either dry out or fade over time. But when you treat G-10 handles with Ballistol it's just like you made them new again. Ballistol is also great on Micarta handles as well.

Also I've used Ballistol on all kinds of cleaning jobs and on many of them it works good to where you don't have to use toxic and dangerous solvents. Ballistol has rejuvenating properties and well as being a great cleaner for certain jobs. It's also a great rust and corrosion preventative and it protects anything you use it on from moisture and harsh environments.

When you clean with Ballistol just use a soft bristle toothbrush and you'll be amazed at all the different cleaning jobs it will do. But believe me it is the product to have for cleaning and treating many synthetic knife handles.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

It will gum up over extended periods but I have it on some of my seldom used collection razors (1 use per year) and have had no problems there either...

So if it does gum up, how does one go about removing the gum? I think that's happening to my folding knife.

Originally Posted by donputnick

So if it does gum up, how does one go about removing the gum? I think that's happening to my folding knife.

Any "Gun Scrubber" will work instantly to clean and dry a folding knife same with the internals on guns...
The problem with these cleaners if they are very harsh so be careful with it...