I don't like the WD-40 lube can
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You can still buy the old style WD40 can
The aerosol can blows!!! Use the spray bottle, and thank god they have redesigned it!! (the old design you had to glue cardboard to the bottom to keep from knocking it over all the time)
Then just buy WD-40 by the gallon.
Then just buy WD-40 by the gallon.
I want the old can back too. I can't find them in any of my local stores.
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Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Does WD40 even have a purpose nowadays? I guess you can spray it on worms to attract fish.
I'm also surprised those on a website devoted to lubricants consider wd-40 one. I only use it on garden tools. It does a good job of keeping shovels rust free. For anything else there is a better option, at least IMO.
Does WD40 even have a purpose nowadays? I guess you can spray it on worms to attract fish.
I'm also surprised those on a website devoted to lubricants consider wd-40 one. I only use it on garden tools. It does a good job of keeping shovels rust free. For anything else there is a better option, at least IMO.
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My primary use for WD40, and I have not found anything better than it -- softening and then dissolving/removing thermal paste/compound from heatsinks and processors. A little on a cotton swab or cotton ball then finish it up with some rubbing alcohol and we have super clean mating surfaces ready for new paste.
I've been really liking the new SuperTech penetrating oil. Works good and has a nice lighter fluid smell.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I've been really liking the new SuperTech penetrating oil. Works good and has a nice lighter fluid smell.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
I had no idea they made this. Is it with the brake cleaner and starter fluid?
I've been really liking the new SuperTech penetrating oil. Works good and has a nice lighter fluid smell.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
I had no idea they made this. Is it with the brake cleaner and starter fluid?
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I've been really liking the new SuperTech penetrating oil. Works good and has a nice lighter fluid smell.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
I had no idea they made this. Is it with the brake cleaner and starter fluid?
Yes, in a black and blue can. With a red stripe going diagonal down the can, its simply called " lubricant" its less than half of what wd 40 goes for
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I've been really liking the new SuperTech penetrating oil. Works good and has a nice lighter fluid smell.
I don't think I'll need to go back to WD-40 with their high price.
I had no idea they made this. Is it with the brake cleaner and starter fluid?
Yes, in a black and blue can. With a red stripe going diagonal down the can, its simply called " lubricant" its less than half of what wd 40 goes for
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Originally Posted By: buckz6319
I find my self moving away from the new style WD-40 can, with the built in spray tube, and back to another brand that still has the old school spray tip.
+1 Totally agree, I've thrown two cans in the trash cuz I can't get them to work.
I find my self moving away from the new style WD-40 can, with the built in spray tube, and back to another brand that still has the old school spray tip.
+1 Totally agree, I've thrown two cans in the trash cuz I can't get them to work.
Why hasn't WD-40 company figured this poor design out? I would buy that design either. Had two bad cans.
That pos broke the first time I knocked the can off my workbench onto the floor.
Originally Posted By: bepperb
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Does WD40 even have a purpose nowadays? I guess you can spray it on worms to attract fish.
I'm also surprised those on a website devoted to lubricants consider wd-40 one. I only use it on garden tools. It does a good job of keeping shovels rust free. For anything else there is a better option, at least IMO.
our local ford dealer recommends spraying it into the lock cylinders before freezing weather to dry out the mechanism.
no more frozen locks! my old Hyundai the the lock on drivers door would ALWAYS freeze before i learned this trick. (and it didn't have remote locks)
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Does WD40 even have a purpose nowadays? I guess you can spray it on worms to attract fish.
I'm also surprised those on a website devoted to lubricants consider wd-40 one. I only use it on garden tools. It does a good job of keeping shovels rust free. For anything else there is a better option, at least IMO.
our local ford dealer recommends spraying it into the lock cylinders before freezing weather to dry out the mechanism.
no more frozen locks! my old Hyundai the the lock on drivers door would ALWAYS freeze before i learned this trick. (and it didn't have remote locks)
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Originally Posted By: bepperb
Originally Posted By: bepperb
dlundblad said:Does WD40 even have a purpose nowadays? I guess you can spray it on worms to attract fish.
our local ford dealer recommends spraying it into the lock cylinders before freezing weather to dry out the mechanism.
no more frozen locks! my old Hyundai the the lock on drivers door would ALWAYS freeze before i learned this trick. (and it didn't have remote locks)
This is not a bad use of it, but there's a better lube for that. Tri-Flow. It will do a much better job than WD at lubing and preventing wear over time. I started hitting all the vehicle's locks with it once a year since a Locksmith I knew was passionate about the point. For really cold temps, I've heard locksmiths recommend LockEase over Tri-Flow, but I have no experience w/it.
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The new can? -----1
I've used ground up aspirin and WD-40 on my ankle to relieve inflammation in my ankle. Laugh if you like, it works. The first time I tried this was in Alaska when the weather closed in and we could not leave camp for a week. This was suggested by a local that was surprised that I had never tried it before.
I've used ground up aspirin and WD-40 on my ankle to relieve inflammation in my ankle. Laugh if you like, it works. The first time I tried this was in Alaska when the weather closed in and we could not leave camp for a week. This was suggested by a local that was surprised that I had never tried it before.
Did the old WD-40 formula smell more like kerosene? I was working at an older gentlemans house when he handed me an original blue can and it definitely smells different than the newer WD40.
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