My father used to do that too his watch after going fishing to protect it from the sea breeze. I still have that old MOVADO all yellowed inside from the fumes.
Yanni Marinated S/V Princess Thalia Columbia 8.7 #73 Hamilton-Fifty Point @ H3 N 43.13.406 W 73.37.431 ----- Original Message ----- From: "casey koogler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Just say NO to WD40 > For What It Is Worth: > > Back in the days before watches had batteries, some watch repair people > would open the watch and hang the mechanism over a small cup of kerosene. > The vapors would provide lub after a few days. > > Casey > > > --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Lew Hodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Lew Hodgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Just say NO to WD40 >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 3:36 PM >> "Norman Johnson" wrote: >> >> > Do NOT use WD40 on mechanical parts you want to slide. >> WD40 will >> > become gummy and foul whatever you put it on. WD >> (water displacing) >> > formula 40 is designed to displace water, not >> lubricate anything. >> > >> > If you want lube in a spray can put some light weight >> lube automotive >> > engine oil in a pump bottle. >> >> SFWIW, back in the days when I designed cranking motors, >> the field >> application engineer for Bendix gave me a tip to re-hab >> "Sticky" Bendix >> drives. >> >> Remove cranking motor from engine and place in a bucket >> with the Bendix >> drive down in a bucket. >> >> Fill bucket with enough kerosene to cover drive and let >> soak 2-3 days. >> >> Remove from bucket, drain kero, let air dry, then >> re-install >> >> Worked well on truck fleets, not sure about marine which >> doesn't have >> the same road dirt problem. >> >> Lew >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.1/1607 - Release Date: 12/08/2008 > 7:19 AM > > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
