This is interesting and I should address this with the makers then since the MSDS states that WD-40 is made from naptha and hydrotreated heavy mineral oil.
It may be the accessory ingredients which are "inert" which cause this problem. I'll get back to the list once I have an answer from the company. But, I like your gun oil idea also. But am worried about the smell. How does it react with poly bags and the styrene type storage/display boxes? Mark On June 2, 4:59 pm AL Mitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mark and all, > > WD40 is basically kerosene but refined. We had discussions many years > back about this oil for use on meteorites. What was determine back > then if I remember right, was that some batches of WD40 were OK but > others batches contained more water in it. People had both good luck > and bad luck depending if they got a batch with water in it or not. > > If it is made from Kerosene then I can understand why it could > contain water (every burn a kerosene heater? Humidity goes up!). I > just know that some people who used it had rusting problems with it. > I personally use Sheath gun oil as it displaces moisture very well. > It smells terrible but seems to work good. Any oil used SHOULD NOT > CONTAIN CHLORIDES as those will cause major rusting problems. > > Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me can address this issue. > > --AL > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
