On 02/01/2011 06:53 PM, m II wrote:
On 11-02-01 05:46 PM, dave wrote:


I haven't used petroleum jelly since WD-40 started showing up in spray
cans. The point is to keep air away from the metal, a thin layer works
as well as copious globs.


I don't buy WD40 anymore. I've had two large cans in a row get clogged
internally, so nothing would come out. The cans were still pretty much
full. Full and useless....

The stuff doesn't do very much successfully. It makes a rotten
lubricant. The only thing it actually does well is displace water, which
is where it got its name, WaterDisplacer. One can assume it was recipe
#40 that finally worked.

I think Howard Hughes had something to do with it.



mike

I think I have the same can I bought in 1981. I use Liquid Wrench on
stuck bolts, 3 in 1 Oil for light lubricating. 5W30 is in my old school
pump can for the swamp coolers, pillow blocks, etc.