Don't laugh- my best friend (a master mechanic) tells me horror stories of people he has worked with doing exactly that kind of thing.... scary.

What kind of horror stories?  I use that stuff all the time...

What kind of horror stories?  I use that stuff all the time...

So do I, I buy it buy it by the case...lol.
The environmentally friendly stuff of course...which isn't all that different from electrical contact cleaner from what I can tell.

Rem

just use extreme caution when using it on something you may later heat up really hot, like trying to clean/degrease something you plan to weld... even if it sits and airs out till dry, it is a hazard. I cleaned some parts I wanted to zap together with my mig, they were dry so I thought, but when I struck the first arc I got one single whiff, and stopped...knowing something was not good. I washed the parts in hot soapy water, and blew them dry prior to finishing the weld, and that was fine.
2 hours later both hands went claw like into excruciating muscle locked spasms, and I was feeling very uncomfortable... I decided to research this, and found i had just exposed myself to phosgene gas created by the reaction...that ain't funny, I had repeated issues with muscle spasms for 6 years after that 1 second whiff.

http://www.crcindustries.com/faxdocs/msds/5089.pdf

the cautions about not smoking around the stuff ain't for flammability, but because if it's in the air, when you puff on a cig, you are drawing that chemical in, and directly inhaling the resultant toxin once it converts...
I believe this was why I had such bad effects from it, bad stuff Maynard...

Good info, Bongo!
Thanks for sharing. I'll be sure to give it a squirt from time to time.

 

After further review...I think I'll leave it the heck alone.

What kind of horror stories?  I use that stuff all the time...

The people would bathe in it if they could.  Hosed it all over the place so much he couldn't breathe.  Doused anything and everything in it.

I can certainly attest to the smell and it does linger.  I just did the rear brakes on my Rav.

http://protectall.com
Been using this for a few years without any issues, yet.
Now I don't know what base it consists of because there isn't a whole lot of info offered on its product info page.
Brian has me worried about waxy build up now 

Is this stuff any good for our ignition and locks? I have found it in liquid and aerosol form.

I love that stuff! In locks, yep, it works great. I put a drop on the teeth of a key and slide it in and out of the lock (Boys!) to get the lube into the teeth of the tumbler.

Electrical switches no because it contains graphite which is conductive (graphite is a form of carbon and that element is conductive).

Brian

Is this stuff any good for our ignition and locks? I have found it in liquid and aerosol form.

Brian, So you wouldnt recommend using it in the ignition switch?

Brian, So you wouldnt recommend using it in the ignition switch?

I woudl never try to speak for Brian, he is THE man, but no...That key lubricant is more for padlocks, door locks, and thing siek that.  Once electricity gets involved, its best to avoid the metal containing lubricants.

Yes but only on the mechanical part of the actual ignition switch. What I do is put a streak of the lube on each side of the key's teeth and then (Easy Boys in ADVANCE!) slide it in and out of the ignition a half- dozen times. Then another streak (altogether, less than one drop) on each side and again into the ign. lock. You should feel it slide easier (Boys!) as the lube spreads out on the slides w/in the lock.

So again, on mechanical locks- yep, I think it works well to lube the lock. On the whole ignition assembly, or actually dripping the stuff into the lock- no, I would not do that. I believe this is a case of 'less is better'; my container of the stuff is metal and more than 30 years old... actually, it was my father's.

Oh, and when done, wipe the key off 'cause the graphite is jet black and will spread and stain everything it touches.

By the way, this works well on all locks of all types that I have tried it on. Just don't squirt the stuff into the lock though, I think that is where some people have trouble with the stuff.

Brian

Brian, So you wouldnt recommend using it in the ignition switch?

As per my other post, I actually like and use the stuff, even on ign. locks, but am careful to only use a small amount and not let the stuff 'get away' and spread around. The only place the lubricant is needed or wanted is on the small slides w/in the lockset itself, not all over the whole lock assembly. I think even one drop is way too much. And besides the possible electrical problems it might cause in the electronics, the stuff will stain and streak everything around for a long time. So a little applied to the key itself seems to work for me and never gets to anyplace where it could cause problems or make a mess.

Brian

I woudl never try to speak for Brian, he is THE man, but no...That key lubricant is more for padlocks, door locks, and thing siek that.  Once electricity gets involved, its best to avoid the metal containing lubricants.

Oh, and when done, wipe the key off 'cause the graphite is jet black and will spread and stain everything it touches.

I learned the hard way the first time I used graphite- it really seems to like sticking to my skin