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author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 07:57:17 pm
content: what do you buy ?

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 08:11:29 pm
content: Tool in a can, made locally by Shield Chemicals.As a general lubricant I use Reniso32, lovely mid weight oil with nice properties. Comes in 5l containers.For a general purpose grease nothing I have found beats Shell Cassida. A tad on the expensive side though, but a little goes a long way.

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 08:12:58 pm
content: i've never heard of any of those.thanks

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 08:19:03 pm
content: for a all rounder i use wd40 .i haven't tried many others.i think they should try selling little tester cans .i only buy one once in a blue moon so i tend to stick with what i know.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 08:32:29 pm
content: Quote from: siliconmix on May 18, 2012, 08:12:58 pmWell, the Paraffin in a can is a locally made product, but the others are global brands, made by Fuchs lubricants and Shell respectively. A little specialist though, the oil is used in refrigeration and the grease is a fully synthetic food rated grease.

author: Short Circuit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 08:57:36 pm
content: White grease and general purpose machine oil for things that need stay moving, loctite or superglue for the opposite.Not much need for WD40 and the like (those are mostly intended for loosening parts, not really for keep 'm going).

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 09:00:15 pm
content: it has multi uses though besides loosening and dispersing water

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 09:08:39 pm
content: Water displacing can is very useful If you drive anything with a distributor mounted in line with the radiator. I keep a can in the car for just that purpose, having had it happen to me once. A while ago I was driving in pouring rain. I happened across a guy who had just driven through a large puddle and had stalled from that. I gave him my spare can and explained how to use it.

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 09:11:37 pm
content: i know someone who uses it on fishing bait.it releases all the scent out.it has been banned in competetions it works that well.

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2012, 11:25:53 pm
content: Quote from: Short Circuit on May 18, 2012, 08:57:36 pmUsed it to pull me out of trouble on a 15 year old 300mm bathroom exhaust fan that was humming but not turning. It got it working and AFAIK it's still going.

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 02:16:09 am
content: Most Aussie homes have WD40 and Machine oil on hand. Between them both you can get most things turning again.Regards

author: david77
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 03:23:01 am
content: I've got a big can of WD40 in the car - has saved me a couple of times. A squirt in the spark plugs and the distributer cap and off you goIn the workshop I've got all kinds of oily slippery things in cans and tins, from bearing grease to Vaseline. I like the stuff made by Kontakt Chemie (aka CRC Industries).

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 05:33:35 am
content: WD40, or Water Displacement formula #40, is just that. A chemical made to displace water. It was not intended to be used a lubricant.My brother was the regional manager for AMP Canada and AMP had done research on the best ways to clean and lubricate switches and connectors. Their conclusion was that although WD40 was effective in the very short term that it was a long term corrosive and therefore would degrade the performance of connectors. They recommended to NOT use WD40 in their connectors. It will also be effective in the short term for cleaning potentiometers but will also degrade their performance in the long term.Having said that, WD40 is a good solvent for many other uses. I have many cans around.White lithium grease is handy to have. It can be used as a coating on battery terminals and as a general lubricant. Lighter fluid is also a very good solvent. General engine oil, like 10W-30 is probably one of the handiest things to have around to lubricate almost anything.

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 10:53:28 am
content: Triflowisby farmy favorite general purpose penetrating lube!WD-40 has their new "specialist"line. I've tried the penetrating & long term corrosion inhibitor so far. The rust penetrating oil works quick! Not quite like the triflow, but faster than pb blaster and is less messy/smelly. I would recommend it over regular WD-40. The long term corrosion inhibitor doesn't seem like its a very good value... Its $12 for a small can that goes quick. Even if it lasts a year outdoors like it claims, its still overpriced for what you get.-sj

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 11:34:34 pm
content: I use mineral oil (cosmetic grade, the regular kind as well as the gel kind) for general purpose lubrication. The main plus is that prolonged contact with it is fine since that's its intended use. I also have lithium grease for gearboxes and other demanding mechanical assemblies and dielectric grease for connectors and switches.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2012, 11:59:52 pm
content: Quote from: siliconmix on May 18, 2012, 07:57:17 pmYou can't just ask that question without stating your purpose. What do you want the stuff to do?For example, WD40 is a stuck joint freer, but it isnota lubricant.Inox is apparently a lubricant, though I have never heard of it.GT85 is apparently also a lubricant, though I have never heard of that either.The best lubricant is, and has always been, lubricating oil. If you want lubrication and you pay for special trademarks you are just wasting your money.If you want to free a rusty bolt, then WD-40 is the traditional solution. I have used it and it seems to work, as much as any solution short of a cold chisel or bolt cutters can work. I have not compared anything else because rust is rust. If there is too much rust you are screwed. Drill out the bolt and install a new one.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:25:00 am
content: Quote from: IanB on May 19, 2012, 11:59:52 pmMy thoughts exactly! As a personal preference I'd suggest Worcestershire sauce as all the others will ruin the taste of your sausages!

author: Noize
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:28:46 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on May 20, 2012, 12:25:00 amI use KY jelly, the other stuff would be too painful

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:30:55 am
content: Quote from: Noize on May 20, 2012, 12:28:46 amTabasco sauce would be much more exciting!

author: Noize
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:39:03 am
content: Quote from: IanB on May 20, 2012, 12:30:55 amYou try that one and get back to us, we're all ears.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:43:12 am
content: Inox andLanox.The lathe and mill get a coat of lanox mainly to prevent rust. It doesn't evaporate or attract water like WD40 does.White lithium grease in a spray can is also a good one to have on hand.

author: vxp036000
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:49:36 am
content: I use nitromethane

author: vxp036000
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 12:53:51 am
content: I tried it once and she didn't like it...Quote from: Noize on May 20, 2012, 12:39:03 am

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2012, 04:55:24 am
content: Quote from: IanB on May 19, 2012, 11:59:52 pmwell it seems i can .nearly everyone else got it.wd40 has multiple uses.on small things that are rusted up and i'm apparently screwed .i've used electrolysis to derust.