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....You don't want wet/sticky lube hanging around in there and building up and gathering gunk. Blech
WOW! Now I have a mental image I cannot shake.....but shaking may be the only way to get the gunk off.
Brian
Careful now, someone may start discussing quantum mechanics...
Curious, I always heard that WD40 was designed to be a water displacer for electronic circuits and contacts, not a lube, and wasn't suppose to attract or hold gunk. (Suppose to be good for arthritis, too.)
Here's what The MSDS sheet states as ingredients... does have up to 25% petroleum base oil, though....
Composition/Information on Ingredients for WD40
Ingredient CAS # Weight Percent
Aliphatic Hydrocarbon 64742-47-8 45-50%
Petroleum Base Oil
64742-58-1
64742-53-6
64742-56-9
64742-65-0 total <25%
LVP Aliphatic Hydrocarbon 64742-47-8 12-18%
Carbon Dioxide 124-38-9 2-3%
Non-Hazardous Ingredients Mixture <10%
Found that it can be sprayed on oil stains on concrete, and will remove the oil, and leave no residue behind. Use it for this after O/F changes, cause I'm rather sloppy... tp
But, but, but...
Where does the oil residue go?
Well, according to QM, things appear and disappear all the time..... in a very random fashion. So I assume the oil disappears.... while you are looking for it.Does it actually lose mass or does it phase change into an alternate universe?
Brian
But, but, but...
Where does the oil residue go?
Remember when the ad said 'A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine'.? What they really meant is that a day without KiPass isn't worth living....
Brian
I have wondered that myself, but have been using it for years for oil clean up and there is no "left behind evidence" on the garage floor. I guess it's a bloody miracle. Thanks Brian, I knew that I could count on your QM expertise. tomp
BTW, When I got my 08, the key knob(?) was difficult to remove, so I sprayed the key way with WD40, and it became easy to remove. Have I erred in a major way? Will the system self destruct in the next five seconds, or am I hopefully ok for the next decade??? tp
I have wondered that myself, but have been using it for years for oil clean up and there is no "left behind evidence" on the garage floor. I guess it's a bloody miracle. Thanks Brian, I knew that I could count on your QM expertise. tomp
BTW, When I got my 08, the key knob(?) was difficult to remove, so I sprayed the key way with WD40, and it became easy to remove. Have I erred in a major way? Will the system self destruct in the next five seconds, or am I hopefully ok for the next decade??? tp
Curious, I always heard that WD40 was designed to be a water displacer for electronic circuits and contacts, not a lube, and wasn't suppose to attract or hold gunk.
BTW, When I got my 08, the key knob(?) was difficult to remove, so I sprayed the key way with WD40, and it became easy to remove.
Have I erred in a major way? Will the system self destruct in the next five seconds, or am I hopefully ok for the next decade??? tp
'I don't really believe in "Penetrating Oils" anyway'
This is one I like...
http://www.kanolabs.com/
Well, according to QM, things appear and disappear all the time..... in a very random fashion. So I assume the oil disappears.... while you are looking for it.
Brian
Does it actually lose mass or does it phase change into an alternate universe?