fish oil ? nope
What a Fish story!
Myth: WD-40® contains fish oil.
Fact: Consumers have told us over the years that they have caught some of the biggest fish ever after protecting their fish hooks and lures with WD-40®. We believe this legend came from folks assuming that the product must contain fish oil since it appears to attract fish. Sorry Charlie®, it just ain’t so.
WD-40 Company has taken steps to respect and conserve the environment, and encourages its users to do the same. While WD-40® can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using WD-40® to attract fish.
“WD-40® Cures Arthritis!” No Way.
Myth: WD-40® cures arthritis.
Fact: This popular headline, appearing at least once a year in the tabloids, is completely FALSE. WD-40 Company does not recommend the use of WD-40® for medical purposes, and knows no reason why WD-40® would be effective for arthritis pain relief. WD-40® contains petroleum distillates and should be handled with the same precautions for any product containing this type of material
I just remembered I did a little none scientific test on a bit of new clean bare steel a couple of years ago. it was posted on another forum. I was on temporary leave from this one at the time!
Steel was new and clean. Samples were applied with a cotton bud and rubbed well in. Test piece was on my shed roof laid flat for about five days I think. It rained and we had heavy dew," Sept". The test really proves nothing and it is what it is. These were the products I had to hand at the time.
Left to right- Bare steel.- Eddes red, a home brew shotgun barrel cleaner.- Bisley gun oil.- 3in1 oil.- ACF50.-
-Ballistol.- WD40.- Renaissance wax.
When I die don't let my wife sell my guns for what she thinks I gave for them!!!
When I die don't let my wife sell my guns for what she thinks I gave for them!!!
I read somewhere it's not good for blueing.
When I die don't let my wife sell my guns for what she thinks I gave for them!!!
WD40,Water displacement for fourty days and fourty nights?.
I prefer three in one.
Last edited by piggy589; 22-04-2017 at 12:09 PM.
fourty?
What does WD-40® stand for?
WD-40® literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula. That's the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed the product back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion—a task which is done by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
https://wd40.com/faqs
I have used wd40 on shuttle valves in offshore compressors to free off the shuttle valves .never had it wreck the seals .it just got blown out by the air. silicone grease or red rubber grease ( bit too thick) was used when rebuilding them. out on the job and no time to strip and clean it was wd40 or airtool oil that was used to free it off.
^ Close - Water Displacement, 40th formula.
NOT a lubricant. Why people persist in believing this myth is beyond me.
There are better penetrating sprays out there but they are not as easy to get hold of.
I used to use them to free testing ports on power station stacks, very rusty and had been very hot.
But I have been using dw40 to clean inside the barrels recently seems good.
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