The History of WD-40

Re:The History of WD-40 by mattmaroon on Monday March 09, 2020 @11:06PM (#22532405)

If you're looking for a lubricant, silicone based ones are awesome for many tasks. The brand WD40 (which now makes several different products) even makes them.

If you spray a lock with WD-40, it will lubricate it and loosen it up immediately, but then dust will stick to it overtime and he will end up worse than where you started. Silicone doesn't do that.

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Re:The History of WD-40 by fulafel on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:06AM (#22532643)

PSA: "silicone" lubricants usually contain various hydrocarbons instead of silicone and are more health risky than the name would lead you to believe, see eg. https://files.wd40.com/pdf/sds/specialist/wd-40-specialist-w...

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Re:The History of WD-40 by mattmaroon on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @08:21AM (#22534768)

I'm assuming it contains silicone too and just doesn't have to mention it in the MSDS, but that's good to know. Thanks!

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Re:The History of WD-40 by at-fates-hands on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:17AM (#22532688)

>> it will lubricate it and loosen it up immediately, but then dust will stick to it overtime

I learned this the hard way when I started lockpicking. Bought a huge box of old locks, some were really sticky and I asked online and people said, "Use WD40, it will loosen the pins right up for yah!"

Sure did and then about three months later, they were all gummed up from dust and other particles that stuck to the WD40 like velcro.

It was a good lesson to learn though.

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Re:The History of WD-40 by nkozyra on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @05:55AM (#22534111)

Do people still like graphite? My dad worked in a metal shop his whole like and that was his go-to for most of these jobs.

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