OT: WD-40 Apology

[Grant Richter]

My experience has been that any oily cleaner will hold dirt
and dust in place. Even 1% mineral oil cleaners like Rat Shack
tuner cleaner. WD-40 doesn't seem to be any worse than anything
else for "electrical" not electronic lubrication. I believe it contains
mineral spirits and thats why the warning on plastics and electronics.

It makes a very good rust preventative. I keep a table saw in the
garage and spray it down every so often. Same with the metal
parts on my Vespa.

For potentiometers I find a liberal cleaning with a non-oily contact
cleaner followed by a very short squirt with an oily one does a good
job. The carbon strips do need some lubrication to reduce wear.

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> From: Harry Bissell <harrybissell at netscape.net>
> To: vco at mindspring.com; synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject: Re: OT: WD-40 Apology
> Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 2:22 AM
> 
> OH MY: Sorry... I didn't put a wink after this one... I was JOKING !!!
> What was I thinking... I should know that someone might take that
seriously and
> actually use the stuff... and I'd probably burn in hell for recommending
it... I
> would never use WD-40 as an electrical product.
> 
> It is good on lawnmower throttle cables...
> Rusty nuts on Cars etc...
> It is recommended by "Vistalite" to clean their poxy orange lucite cymbal
triggers
> (though I'd rather use gasoline... and a match...
> BUT NEVER ON EELECTRONICS.... (not even in jest)
> 
> My concience is clear now (maybe I could use WD-40 ????)  :^) Harry
> 
> tomg wrote:
> 
> > > I use Cramolin spray (Caig Labs) now out of production for years...
Its a
> > > red-oily contact cleaner/lube. It stays well on jacks, and a tiny
spray will
> > > fix audio cables (until next time) When its gone I'll try something
else. WD-40
> > > anyone ???
> > >
> > > I agree about gold-gold connectors.. They work well in my basement
studio,
> > > where humidity levels vary wildly.  Cramolin works just as well,
though....
> >
> > Cramolin is NLA, it wasn't environment friendly. Now Caig Labs sells
DeOxit.
> > Almost as good...looks the same. Please don't use WD-40 on anything!
Lug-
> > nuts spark plug wires ok.... but it attracts dust and gums up
electronics
> > eventually.
> >
> > I usually react much more intensely, whenever WD-40 comes up. Must be
> > list-wear.....
> >
> > I used to travel around to company repair shops to reorganize, clean-up
> > messes that sort of thing. I usually spent the first day or two
throwing
> > things out. Sometimes I would order a dumpster and place it right by
the
> > door. WD-40 was one of the first things to go. I've tossed entire
cases!
> >
> > A LOT of folks hate it all, me just WD-40...well maybe Tweak too...
There has
> > been a lot of discussion on this, look through the archive. I think
Kevin L. has
> > a 10 page document somewhere. I don't remember the address.
> >
> > I have one can of Cramolin left. I only use it on personal stuff,
everybody else
> > gets DeOxit....
> >
> > -tg