On 14/08/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 13, 2007, at 2:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > > Around here, spraying WD 40, or some thinnish oil that "creeps" works. > > Spray down the seat tube, take off the headset and spray both the top > > and down tubes, and to be safe, while you've to the BB out, spray up > > the seat and down tubes. That should work. > > Beware: Spraying WD40 on steel or aluminum surfaces *promotes* rust. > > WD40 is a water dispersal developed for the navy ... the name comes > from "water dispersal formulation #40". As such, it is hygroscopic: > it's designed to suck up water, and is used to wash down marine > fittings to get the salt water off them, preparatory to painting and > other protectants being applied. If you spray down a steel tube with > it and leave it sit, it will suck up humidity from the air and put > that water into proximity with the metal surface, promoting > oxidation. You're supposed to use WD40 to wash away grease and water > (wash the crud off stuff) then you spray a sticky, NON-hygroscopic > sealant on the surface to keep moisture and oxygen away from it.
Not the stuff they sell as WD-40 here: http://www.wd40.com.au/WD-40.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
