TIP of the Week?

[JIM CLC # 15000]

03-30-05
To:All owners of Used, Abused, and Misused Cadillacs and La Salles.
TIP, If it is suppose to run,turn,etc, and it doesnt.
Use WD-40.
If it turns, is loose or (in some cases, leaks) and its not suppose too
Use DUCT TAPE
HTH
Good Luck, bet you cant wait for the next one, Jim

[R.Vonheck]

Hello Jimbo:  --just my opinion (-please, no crys of racist!), but i rather thought WD-39 was really a better product; but then, perhaps all of this high-keyed controversy should be ultimately resolved when they finally introduce WD-41 as the product weve all been so long if eagerly awaiting....   ~B.vH

[Art#22010]

With a chuckle, wd40 is for, water displacement, 40th try. the chemist who invented it, found success on his 40 th try. He is 80 something today and I do not think he will be formulating for a 41st. Why mess with success! My 2 cents.  Art

[R.Vonheck]

Oh, -behold, it is now the truth you want is it? --well then will have to say that WD-40, like STP, is pure-junk (ie: -in my opinion!) advertising-hype, as compared to truly effective products like LiquidWrench (tm) for example; --whereas it has been found by those in beach-areas who spray WD40 upon their bumpers, --WD-40 significantly accelerates dreaded corrosion of the chrome (rather than retard it)....!!!   ~Bob vH

[Porter 21919]

Robert,

That is what I heard, WD 40 will make steel rust or deteriorate. PB blaster is a much better product for freeing up rusted bolts, also have heard of a product called Kroll.

I guess WD 40 is best used for water displacement. Reminds me of Thompsons waterseal and their great marketing. Most all other products of this type are far superior.

Porter

[wayne #17075]

 Two cents from the Caribbean. I use wd40 to help start/bleed out my desiel engines. As for a lubricant, it sucks! Also it evaporates in a very short time, leaving a person with the wrong impression that your part is still being lubricated. Down here in the sun and fun... I use PB Blaster to unlock rusty parts and actual grease to keep something lubricated.
 Now back to my Rum!

[John Olenchalk]

WD 40, while illegal for this type of use in California under Dept. of Fish & Game rules and regs., is well known to and often applied by sportfisherman as a scent enhancer and fish attractor for use on baits (particularly threadfin shad) used in the pursuit of striped bass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta.  Not that I would ever use it as such...

[Art#22010]

Sorry fellas . I didnt mean to bemoan its usefulness, just having some fun in the thread. Sorry. I look for no Truths in this matter. Good or bad, it is what it is.  Art

[Robt.Vonheck]

Hello Art:  -the WD40-HQs is near my office, and i saw indications some 20-yrs ago that they were surely successful, -when they built their building with a huge WD-40 embossed a 2ft-deep into the permanent upper-facia of the buildings tan-stucco structure; --to bad the product is not up to their imagery, --but apparently bs-hype is where it is in our capitalist-world, as they have the huge buck$, i only have the integrity that laments- "hey, why not actually make a decent product for the publics money" (that attitude and a buck-fifty will merely get one a cup of coffee at Denneys)....   ~Bob vH

[Robert Koch 21150]

http://wd-40.com/ TARGET=_blank>http://wd-40.com/ This stuff does a lot of things very well, some things well and others not at all. But it contains in a single can a fair lubricant, the only stuff that will instantly dry a wet distributor cap, an insect repelent and general purpose solvent for sticky things. This is what is in the trunk on the way to car shows.
At home I have areosols that are real lubes, like liquid wrench and lithium grease, plus a gun full of a zillion cartridges. Goof-off will remove many mistakes. A can of 3-in-one, 5W, 10W, 20W, 30W, 40W, 50W 70-90W, 80-120W, black grease, blue grease and elbow grease. A cold brew makes many mistakes invisible. A good Cuban cigar (yes, there ARE bad ones) is the worlds best insect (and significant other) repellant.
 WD-40 is an over-hyped product. But I keep a can in the trunk nevertheless. Its next to the duct tape...
BTW, does anyone else out there use cloth diapers to wash their car?

[Porter 21919]

Great for soaking rusty tools in, it is acidic and will help remove the rust and leave the steel with an oil coating.

Good for starting fires in my fireplace, just soak the logs down a little bit on top.

Ill try some in a pump spray bottle cut down with a solvent and see how it works for whatnot. (homemade WD40)

Porter

[David #19063]

Hey Robert,

There is a stack of old cloth diapers at my house...I remember something years ago about my left nut and the diapers...so they still are in the closet...LOL!

But they would be nice for washing the car.

For years, I have used and old "restaurant grill rag" to wash my cars.  It is like cotton terri cloth towel, but folded over a couple times and sewn together so it is thick...to keep you from burning your hand while cleaning a hot metal grill.

Wish I could get some more...but I am done with restaurant jobs since my teens...LOL!

David

[Dave Greenburg (3830)]

I would not put used motor oil on logs to be burned in the house.  Used oil has some pretty nasty stuff in it that you dont need to be breathing.

Dave G.
59 Fleetwood 60S

[wayne #17075]

 Robert, you either have too many kids... or not enough!
     

[Porter 21919]

Dave,

Just so I dont look like a complete idiot, after I load up my fireplace with some dry cord wood I have poured about four ounces of oil on the wood and let in soak in for awhile, when the fire is lit the smoke goes right up the chimney, the fire is readily and easily sustained.

Appreciate your comments, waste oil heaters are common fare. Many people use waste oil to coat the undercarriage on daily drivers  to prevent salt corrosion or on farm equipment, it makes a greasy mess but it does work. I am not an advocate of that method but waste oil has its applications, as far as I know it can be recyled into clean reusable oil.

Porter

[Robert Koch 21150]

I have no kids, I get my new diapers at "Baby Diaper Service", a local company that specializes in removing baby poop. There is my dream job! Think of "Port-A-John" for the younger set. They also sell the new ones to the public.
I have also used oil to start fires, but I had a stove back then. I put about four ounces in a paper cup near the air intake to the stove and set the wood immediately behind. The in rush of air when I lit the cup, which would act like a wick, created a refinery fire with torch like action. Burned very cleanly and the metallic waste would collect on the output pipe. It got disposed of with the ashes. Metal oxides arent very soluble and never killed my grass.
Used oil mixed with paint thinner will remove many adhesives cleanly without bothering urethanes, lacquers or alkyd paints. A bit slow. Also protects yard tools as the thinner evaporates and leaves the oil behind. Really slow at cracking stubborn lug nuts, works better if you heat the lugs first. For something where time isnt important, soak in the mix. The thinner speeds things a little. Lacquer thinner works better but has all its attendant hazards. Like it blows up as easily as gasoline.