i tend to agree, but sometimes neither of those is an option. i still use wd40 on lots of general jobs.Any thin lube will do, wd40 or the like. Heat and a lot of patience is the key.
Bob
i tend to agree, but sometimes neither of those is an option. i still use wd40 on lots of general jobs.
It’s not the best, but better than nothing. It’s got me out of a few pickles when it’s all I’ve been able to get.i tend to agree, but sometimes neither of those is an option. i still use wd40 on lots of general jobs.
The test I saw put Water Dispersant's 40th attempt at one step above plain water. In my opinion, a triumph of marketing over capabilities.It’s not the best, but better than nothing. It’s got me out of a few pickles when it’s all I’ve been able to get.
Never seen a test, just going in m own experience. I wouldn’t use it if something better was available but being a service engineer it was whatever was kicking around.The test I saw put Water Dispersant's 40th attempt at one step above plain water. In my opinion, a triumph of marketing over capabilities.
The test I saw put Water Dispersant's 40th attempt at one step above plain water. In my opinion, a triumph of marketing over capabilities.
But... I bet you don't have one scrap of data to support your claim.... all just anecdotal
Does your assessment of the original WD40 extend to the more recent range of specialist products, which includes things like contact cleaners as well as a dedicated releasing agent?
The phrase that springs to mind for me is “you fight with the weapons you have, not the ones you want”.But... I bet you don't have one scrap of data to support your claim.... all just anecdotal
Does your assessment of the original WD40 extend to the more recent range of specialist products, which includes things like contact cleaners as well as a dedicated releasing agent?
My own view of WD40 is that when it first appeared in the UK in the 1970's, it was better than anything that was on the market here, a view based on it's performance on my newly acquired first car. WD40 released the brake-shoe adjusters which all-else had failed to touch! Of course, that's just anecdotal too.
There's nothing at all that says that being a good water dispersant means you're poor releasing agent.
Why does the penetrant have to involve an oil? You wouldn't think oil would make that much difference if its stuck. Just the presence of a liquid would act as a good enough lubricant to get it unstuck enough. Oils seem pretty bad as as far as penetrating LIQUIDS go. What is a very thin (low viscosity), low surface tension liquid which doesn't evaporate say within a few minutes, and not something impossible to get like liquid helium. What about crack penetrant? Anything oil based just doesn't seem like it would ever be that great at penetrating... Why does it have to be oily anyway? Am I going mad?
I'm sorry but I don't recall that. I hope it's not just the YouTube stuff and that it's from a laboratory with some sort of credentials and published test methods. There was a page on the web somewhere where some students in Africa had replaced ATF with a vegetable oil mixed with acetone. Their small pool of data was incredibly scattered. How do you make a "standard test piece" and how many do you need to get good stats?I have pointed you at the testing data before. If you want to continue using the wrong product for the job, carry on. However I would rather not be a victim of marketing thanks.