[TowerTalk] Crank-UP Tower Cables.-WD40

[Barry Kutner]

My can of WD-40 is at least 10 years old. Part what it says 
includes "WD-40 lubricates and restores smotth operation to 
moving parts in hard-to-reach places." The word "lubricates" 
appears several more times in its claims.
Barry

On 25 Dec 00, n4kg@juno.com wrote:

> I suspect there has been a CHANGE in the
> contents of WD-40.  MY can makes NO
> reference to lubrication and states that it
> contains ONLY petrolium distillates.
> Bottom line: READ the LABEL.
> 
> de  Tom  N4KG
> 
> 
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2000  Bill Aycock <baycock@HIWAAY.NET> writes:
> > The WD-40 question comes back up- 
> > 
> > 1. The can does say it lubricates.
> > 
> > 2. The MSDS ( a legal document ) says that there is 15 to 25% 
> > 'Petroleum base oil' in the aerosol type of WD-40. 
> > (That's the spray can type)
> > 
> > Whether you use it as a lubricant or not- it does have oil in it, 
> > and it does leave a residual, slick, film, after the petroleum 
> > distillate  evaporates.
> > 
> > Bill-W4BSG 
> > 
> >
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