So this tends to suggest that if I spray this stuff inside my chassis rails
this will probably do as good a job as Waxoyl in preventing rust on the
indside of my chassis, and probably better because it dries out. does the
water displacement work after it dries out?
Alan
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:29 AM, James Lea <clocks@midcoast.com> wrote:
> 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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