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RE: [OM] The Freezer Test - Mixed Results - WD-40??

Subject: RE: [OM] The Freezer Test - Mixed Results - WD-40??
From: "Harridge, Wayne" <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:38:12 +0800
Dylan wrote:

 
> 
> Brian P Huber wrote:
> > Jim--  I use WD-40 all the time, but mainly for cleaning, 
> as it is as
> > excellent penetrant and rust cleaner.  However, I have 
> heard that it is not
> > the best for lubrication.  Hmmmm.  Walked into the other 
> room, and grabbed
> > the closest can of WD-40 (a small 6 oz. one, and I'll bet 
> I'm not alone in
> > having more than one around the house!).  According to the 
> can itself, it
> > "Stops squeaks/Protects metal/Loosens rusted parts."  No magic word
> > "lubricates."  The closest they get is on the side:  "WD-40 
> Stops Squeaks:
> > Locates and stops squeaks:  Chairs, rollers, hinges, moving 
> parts, cars,
> > wheels."  Still no use of the word "lubricates".
> 
> Maybe they were worried aboutr it being used as 'lubricant' of the
> _other_ sort...

Perhaps the reason people say "and I'll bet I'm not alone in having more
than one around the house" !

Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/ 

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