My experience is that WD-40 is a great way to dry mechanical/electrical stuff out. But it is not a good long term protectant, nor a good lubricant; using it as such is not the best idea. Going back to the thread, it would work pretty well if you sprayed it into your bicycle frame once a week in wet weather. It would not be good for storing your bicycle in a damp basement for the winter; for that you would want to spray it with WD-40, wait a day and then soak it with a heavy oil (I like synthetic motor oil). For even longer term storage there is a specialized product that produces a hard film, sort of a modern day Cosmoline.
graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 14/08/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> http://www.wd40.com.au/WD-40.html >> Same stuff they sell as WD-40 here in the states. > > Hmm, Oz consumer laws are quite strict and well policed so I would be > very very surprised if they had managed to advertise protective > properties for many years given the inevitable backlash that would > occur if it was proven to be the catalyst for the destruction of > equipment it was advertised to protect. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
