WD40

[freecar]

mad4amanda said:

Mr2Mike said:

944fan said:

Another vote for Plus Gas. Once you've used it once you will wonder how you ever lived with out it

I simply don't understand the love for PluGas, it seems like this is another Internet phenomenon like the Porter Cable DA polishers were a few years back. It works ok, but no better than numerous other penetrating oils.

Bit more than that; Plusgas IIRC won a test on penetrating oils a few years back in practical classics it works really well.

Indeed but all of them were beaten dramatically with ATF and acetone mixed!

[pennswoodsed]

Rost off great but brutally priced ,this side. We have PB Blaster on sale $3.50 for 13 oz can ,$21 a gallon when I bought it .
Can any one link the acetone and atf article ?
Thanks ,Ed

[freecar]

pennswoodsed said:

Rost off great but brutally priced ,this side. We have PB Blaster on sale $3.50 for 13 oz can ,$21 a gallon when I bought it .
Can any one link the acetone and atf article ?
Thanks ,Ed

Here are the results.....


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


It's so cheap it's got to be worth a try?

[driverrob]

PlusGas was THE stuff to use in the 60s but I thought it got banned from retail for some reason for a while.

[Madrabbit]

wca said:

Plus gas for penetration, WD40 for aftershave (just me who loves the smell then?)

Ummm. GT85 for aftershave every time!

[littleredrooster]

WD40:
If you want a penetrating oil, Plus Gas or warm diesel oil are better.
If you want a light oil, GT85 or 3-in-1 are better.
If you want a nice smell, GT85 wins again.
If you want a water displacer, MucOff Bike Spray is better.
If you want to incinerate flies with a flamethrower, hairspray is better.

Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish.

[Mr2Mike]

littleredrooster said:

Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish.

And yet many thousands of people continue to buy it and use it successfully. It is quite a popular pastime to denigrate it on forums however

[fausTVR]

jezz172 said 'The WD in WD40 stands for Water Displacing.'

another urban myth felled then, was given to believe it stood for war department 40

+1 for plusgas

Edited by fausTVR on Sunday 3rd June 13:38

[rallyspit]

I believe it stands for Water Dispersant Number 40. It was the 40th formula tested and is virtually pure fish oil. Seems blindingly obvious when you think about it; how many fish get waterlogged? Allegedly you can drink it without harm, and it's also supposed to be good for arthritis and rheumatism. For getting stuck studs out I prefer to weld a nut to the top (the heat also serves to help loosen a seized stud) and then use my air wrench on low pressure to keep on hitting it gently in the right direction. WD40 is however a good general lubricant for cutting threads and spraying tools to prevent rust.

[ian_uk1975]

littleredrooster said:

WD40:
If you want a penetrating oil, Plus Gas or warm diesel oil are better.
If you want a light oil, GT85 or 3-in-1 are better.
If you want a nice smell, GT85 wins again.
If you want a water displacer, MucOff Bike Spray is better.
If you want to incinerate flies with a flamethrower, hairspray is better.

Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish.

Your statement is rubbish! WD40 is a great all-rounder and, like mr2mike, I've been using it for years. WD40 may not be the best solution for any one particular use, but it's pretty good for a crazy number of things. I've used it for the following...

1. Spraying tools and other metallic items to protect from rust in storage
2. As a general-purpose cleaning fluid
3. To remove tar spots from paintwork
4. As a degreaser
5. To clean my hands of grime/oil/grease when I haven't bothered to put gloves on

Actually, I've never really used it as a penetrating fluid (although I have often doused a bolt with it out of desperation!) I find an impact wrench is the best remover of seized nuts/bolts (or the application of heat).

Overpriced? You can get the stuff for about £3 a can, or generics which seem equally as good for £2.

[bimsb6]

fausTVR said:

jezz172 said 'The WD in WD40 stands for Water Displacing.'

another urban myth felled then, was given to believe it stood for war department 40

+1 for plusgas

Edited by fausTVR on Sunday 3rd June 13:38

Such an urban myth that even the manufacturer believes it astounding!

http://www.wd40.com/about-us/history/

Edited by bimsb6 on Wednesday 20th June 10:22

[Justin Cyder]

One has acquired one's first tin of plusgas today in anticipation of a forthcoming exhaust exchange on my cooper s. The plusgas has arrived, the exhaust hasn't. We live in hope.

[HotRod32]

I find that used brake fluid is as good as anything...

Just don't get it near to any paintwork...