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Fw: [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT)

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Subject: Fw: [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT)
From: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:29:15 -0500
The can in front of me (>three years old) does NOT say "lubricate" anywhere.
I guess they've changed their tune.  Maybe they've changed their formula.
Or not.

Mike
N2MG

On Wednesday, December 08, 1999 4:28 PM, Pete Smith
[SMTP:n4zr@contesting.com] wrote:
> 
> At 01:08 PM 12/8/1999 -0800, Robert Harris wrote:
> >
> >Pete
> >It does say "Lubricates" on the back of the can I have and also makes
that
> >statement on first page of their website. www.wd40.com.
> >Just some observations you might or might not be interested in.
> 
> Yeah -- I know.  Actually, that was AA4LR who spoke so strongly on the
> non-lubricant aspect.  I always used to believe in the sutff, used it for
> things like the big coil springs on my garage doors, but was warned off
> doing so in favor of Lubriplate, and it does seem to persist on the
springs
> much longer.
> 
> so now I basically use WD-40 as a penetrating oil type of product.
> 
> 73,  Pete N4ZR

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