keith_w wrote: >I'm unable to explain that phenomenon, Godfrey.
Perhaps a coastal environment in proximity to a large body of salt water like the Pacific Ocean? >WD-40 was formulated to be miscible with petroleum oil, to be water displacing >(which it demonstrably does) and it's very low viscosity (thinner than water) >allows it to creep into the smallest crevices. >One would think it would protect instead of allow corrosion. The Vance & Hines Pro-Stock (motorcycle) drag race team sprays WD-40 into the intake tracts of their engines (turning over but not running) after every run to prevent corrosion. They have a <understatement>pretty good</understatement> record of knowing about building engines. >I see no evidence it's deliquescent, if that can be applied to a liquid... > >WD-40 contains 15-25% petroleum based oils. >All the other carrier fluids serve to carry and distribute the oils around... > >I'll keep reading. Interesting subject. >We may even get rid of some pre-conceptions here! <g> Man, we couldn't even begin to count the urban legends about WD-40 (almost all of them supported by anecdotal evidence of some sort)! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
