[TowerTalk] WD-40

[af2c@njdxa.org]

WD-40 and many of the spin-off brands are excellent products and have many
uses.  However CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO WHEN USED AROUND SOME PLASTICS AND
RUBBER PRODUCTS. (-: 

Seriously...Some plastics and latex products may literally be dissolved by
products like WD-40.  Test the product on some non-critical component first.

73,
Jay/AF2C



At 11:12 PM 1/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I hope that this will lay to rest the discussion as to what WD-40 is or isn't.
>
>
>>From the WD-40 Product Description:
>
>        "WD-40's versitility has made it the world's number one
>        multi-purpose problem solver. It has five basic functions -
>        cleaning,lubricating, penetrating, displacing moisture and
>        preventing rust."
>
>A quote from Paige M. Perdue,
>Marketing Manager of the WD-40 Company , San Diego, CA. This excerpt is
>from a letter to the editor published in the August,1994 "AOPA PILOT"
>magazine (page 24):
>
>     " It is true that WD-40's carrier does evaporate, like all carriers,
>     but it deposits inhibitors that penetrate into the grain areas of metal
>     surfaces, removing existing moisture and providing a protective film
>     against corrosion. In fact, WD-40 was originally developed to prevent
>     corrosion on Atlas missiles and has many applications for all types of
>     aircraft." "... It acts as a lubricant, penetrant, corrosion
>     preventative, moisture displacer and cleaner."
>
>>From the WD-40 MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet):
>
>     Aliphatic Petroleum Distillates     60-70%
>     Petroleum Base Oil     15-25%
>     Non-hazardous ingredients     <10%
>     Carbon Dioxide     2-3%
>
>Aliphatic Petroleum Distillates are also known as Stoddard Solvent or
>mineral spirits.
>Petroleum Base Oil is a lubricant.
>Carbon Dioxide is the propellant in the aerosal cans.
>The WD-40 Company ain't sayin what the non-hazardous ingredients are.
>
>I make no claims as to the suitability of WD-40 for any given purpose. I
>have no connection to the WD-40 Company other than wishing I owned some of
>their stock.
>
>As Casey Stengal often said - "you can look it up".
>
>Jimmy, KG2AU       <kg2au@stny.lrun.com>
>
>
>
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