At 10:10 AM 14/08/2007, David Savage wrote: >At 06:56 AM 14/08/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >Beware: Spraying WD40 on steel or aluminum surfaces *promotes* rust. > > >I've been informed that it's slightly acidic & it "eats" into aluminium (?) >For this reason (and maybe others) it's not approved for use in aircraft >maintenance. > >On the other hand it works really well as a lubricant when drilling/turning >aluminium (At low speeds. It smells pretty bad when it burns :-).
I should clarify "it's not approved for use in aircraft maintenance" where my father works. I'm not sure about it's industry acceptance. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
