Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Aug 15, 2007, at 9:46 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > >>> ... This is a waste of time. >> Yes, that is correct. But the reason WD40 is unsuitable for the >> latter has nothing to do with it being hydroscopic or not, but due >> to the fact that it evaporates relatively quickly, making it >> unsuitable for long-term applications. Anyone who tries to protect >> a block for long-term storage with WD40 is an idiot since it will >> evaporate over a few weeks leaving the block unprotected. > > Since the suggestion was being made to protect the insides of a > bicycle frame against corrosion with WD40, which is why I posted the > warning about it, I take it that you agree this is not a good thing > to do regardless of the reason. > > G >
I definitely agree, unless you're going to reapply every 2 weeks (bloody unlikley). Use Frame Saver instead, it's intended for exactly that use. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
