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> On Tues, John Lye wrote
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> NO! Don't use WD-40, it destroys many types of rubber.
>
> John - sorry chap, but WD-40 is a silicon based lubricant. Have you
> experienced it eating rubber? If so, are you sure it was the WD-40 and not
> some other cause?
>
> [...]
>
> Ross D. Vincenti
> 64 Spitfire 4 (undergoing surgery)
>
>
I agree that it's questionable whether WD-40 really destroys rubber. The
company claims it does not, FWIW. I also question it's usefulness in the
current situation though. WD-40 is *not* advertised as a lubricant, but as
a degreaser/rust protectant. Are you sure it's silicon based?
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Jeremy DuBois jer@thlogic.com
Manager, Info Systems http://www.thlogic.com/~jer/
Thermalogic Corporation '60 TR3A, '74 MGB, '76 Spit
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