Yes, WD-40 was a mil spec. and it is a water displacement coating. For forty
years I have built and repaired clocks and I wish I had a dime for every
clock that has come in the shop soaked in the damn stuff. It's a common
fallacy that it is a lubricant, which it is not, and people spray it
liberally on their clock movements. When the solvent flashes off it leaves a
gummy mess which is great for preventing corrosion but lousy as a clock oil.
I even had a ships clock a few years ago that had a label stuck on the back
that said, "DO NOT TAKE THIS CLOCK ASHORE FOR REPAIR. JUST SPRAY IT WITH
WD-40 AND PUT IT BACK IN IT'S CASE". Of course the clock had long since
ceased to run but I must say it wasn't corroded. Cheers, JL
James Lea
AHCA NER
Maine coordinator
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