Thread: WD40

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.

I find that what was etched on the old IXL pocket knives,"Oil The Joints." works for me. A drop of 3 and 1 and work the blade back and forth and I'm usually good to go. I sometimes stick the knife under the tap and run hot water in the jaws and then dry it and oil it. Cutting those tomatoes can gum up the works if you let it get up in the jaws.

I have experiance of WD40 and it will do what you ask of it and not cause any prblems just be very light on the use as it tends to get everywhere and once on the scales is a little diffucult to remove and hence makes them slippy when wet and you can picture it slice or ding on the basin.

But I would not use it on any form of blueing as it can lift it off but thats the hunting forum not here lol

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

+1 on Ballistol, its a gun oil so t cleans and prevents rust.

Originally Posted by rupert87

It wasn't the lubrication I was after, but its properties for drying out hard to reach places. AIUI, that's what WD40 was originally designed to do.

You need a solvent, not a lubricant for this application. Use neat isopropyl alcohol.

In my experience, WD40 is terrible stuff in any application. It is a temporary fix for moving parts as it gums up by attracting dust and dirt. A far better ultra light lubricant is spray silicon. I also use a spray teflon which is excellent - use very sparingly though. Note that I haven't used either of these on razors. Spot testing in a non-visible area is a good idea, particularly on plastics, to ensure there is no reaction.

WD40 Its basically paraffin. Very useful stuff as long as you know what its good for. Paraffin is cheaper but it doesnt usually come in a spray can. WD, like paraffin is handy for cleaning things such as the engine casings on my motobike

Unbelievable!!! A thread about WD40 that's already 3 pages strong . Who would have thunk it on a holiday especially

It's like my old buddy Don King would always say>> "Only In America!!!!"

I think he would have made a better president myself

Seriously though WD40 in it's day was a good product but there are a myriad of petroleum based products on the market today that have succeeded it IMO. AS I open my can of pink Salmon I wish all you guys a Happy Thanksgiving.

I do like the one brother's suggestion of Isopropyl Alcohol. Just make sure you get the 91% because it dries out a bit faster. JD

Originally Posted by jdX

Unbelievable!!! A thread about WD40 that's already 3 pages strong . Who would have thunk it on a holiday especially

Slow news day. Even the newspaper was thin.