WD 40 ad
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smokeywolf
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Brad, the way the ad puts it, it sounds like something you should be dispensing.
fiver
Well-Known Member
he does probably in chewable form now.
back when it was formula #40 it probably did all of those things plus more.
now that they are up to formula # screw the customer over or maximum profits with minimum ingredients at the lowest cost 45 or so it doesn't quite work like that.
back when it was formula #40 it probably did all of those things plus more.
now that they are up to formula # screw the customer over or maximum profits with minimum ingredients at the lowest cost 45 or so it doesn't quite work like that.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
Friend of a friend and so-on and so-forth, said the original formula was based on or concocted around #1 diesel fuel.
uncle jimbo
Well-Known Member
Not sure, but I heard that it was made of fish oil, but don't know for sure. And the #40 was based on it being the 40th formula that was tried and it did what it was supposed to do.
Rootmanslim
Banned
Should NEVER be allowed near any gun.
Why? If I had an old milsurp covered in cosmoline it is the first thing I would grab for a cleanup.
I would never use it as a lubricant or rust preventative on a gun, or anything else, but as a solvent for grease and such it does fine. I use a ton for cleaning my lathe. Always followed with a good oiling but it cleans up the grunge.
Rootmanslim
Banned
Because it turns into nasty gummy crap. Far better solvents for removing cosmoline that are far cheaper.
Ian
Notorious member
I buy the cheap WM knock-off "Spay Lube" but would never think of actually lubricating anything with it. It does work great for sharpening/honing oil on stones and wet/dry abrasive papers, cleans certain bore conditions reasonably well and makes 'em pretty for photos when applied to the outside of guns. Haven't tried it on my, um, "tool" and am pretty sure that's not going to be an option I'd consider.
I bought a Remington 722 222 once that looked pretty well used up. After I cleaned it with denatured alcohol, it looked like new, inside and out. The story was that it had been bought new, used a few times each summer, doused with WD-40 in the fall and stored until the next varmint season since 1957. I cannot confirm the veracity of the anecdotal history, but whatever was used on it made the gun seem like it was ruined, but the gum that built up over the years preserved the gun very well for several decades.
I bought a Remington 722 222 once that looked pretty well used up. After I cleaned it with denatured alcohol, it looked like new, inside and out. The story was that it had been bought new, used a few times each summer, doused with WD-40 in the fall and stored until the next varmint season since 1957. I cannot confirm the veracity of the anecdotal history, but whatever was used on it made the gun seem like it was ruined, but the gum that built up over the years preserved the gun very well for several decades.
Pledge in "furniture world" and WD40 in auto finishing.....
Sure to start a fight in either when it comes to professional finishing shops. A little moreso on the wood end,because of the depth and porosity. But still,walk in to your local car paint/collision shop,shaking a can of WD and ask if they need any help and see what happens? I've seen pro furniture restoration guys break out if hives at the mere mention of pledge,haha. It's the silicone.
Sure to start a fight in either when it comes to professional finishing shops. A little moreso on the wood end,because of the depth and porosity. But still,walk in to your local car paint/collision shop,shaking a can of WD and ask if they need any help and see what happens? I've seen pro furniture restoration guys break out if hives at the mere mention of pledge,haha. It's the silicone.
JonB
Halcyon member
years ago, I would use "Gun Scrubber" on a gunshow purchase [old gun] that was full of crud...like a 22LR semi-auto that had never been cleaned. I quit using Gun Scrubber because it was too harsh on wood finishes and started using WD-40 as a solvent/flush. WD-40 is also great at removing gummy adhesive from old labels.
Rootmanslim
Banned
The "safe" brake cleaner is far superior for removing crud. It's all I use to hose out semi-auto and cans prior to cleaning.
I'm not even a professional and I'm still scared of it until AFTER finishing. I used to cringe when my wife sprayed that stuff on something I'd made for her but it hasn't yielded any complications after all these years.
The overspray onto hardwood or modern laminate flooring is extremely hazardous! I swear I cracked my tailbone that one time.
Yes! Sticker gunk. I forgot about that one.
I knew an old-timer who sprayed WD-40 on all his wooden garden tool handles every spring and they were smooth, shiny and perfectly burnished, preventing blisters and splinters from tool handles older than I was.
I also knew and old preacher who waxed his car with Pledge. I didn't believe my dad when he told me that, so went to his house to ask him. He was actually in his driveway waxing his car with Pledge when I showed up. Come to think of it now, those two codgers could have conspired on that one.....