Bulk WD40 (Page 2): Buy a can of "WD40 WITH Silicone". You lube problems will be eliminated! :sm02: :sm02:...

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therwol wrote:

The spray cans last me 20 years or more. It's great for freeing up something that's sticking, but it's a piss poor lubricant. It dries out too quickly.

Buy a can of "WD40 WITH Silicone". You lube problems will be eliminated!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

agillot wrote:

Used to , i think it even come in 55 gallons drum .

It did... probably still does. Large factories doing lots of metal working would buy a drum and some cans and spray bottles and refill them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

burkphoto wrote:

In college, I worked briefly for a textile machinery company (before textile businesses left the USA en masse in the 1980s-90s).

In the 1950's, a friend's uncle owned a little clothing-making business in Brooklyn. He drove us in to see it one day. He said that he was concerned about cheap clothing being made in China.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

therwol wrote:

The spray cans last me 20 years or more. It's great for freeing up something that's sticking, but it's a piss poor lubricant. It dries out too quickly.

Try: https://www.amazon.com/WD-40-Specialist-Resistant-Lubricant-STRAW-SPRAYS/dp/B00631GSSI/ref=sr_1_2?crid=JGEOHTXXRIA3&keywords=wd-40%2Bspecialist%2Bsilicone%2Blubricant&qid=1701364311&sprefix=WD-40%2BSpecialist%C2%AE%2BSilicone%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-2&th=1

Works Great 4 Me,
JimmyT Sends

therwol Loc: USA

Jimmy T wrote:

Try: https://www.amazon.com/WD-40-Specialist-Resis... (show quote)

Interesting. I'll try it. I see they also sell a product with lithium grease. That might work even better for something like hinges. I haven't seen these options in stores.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

jerryc41 wrote:

Do any of you use bulk WD40 and put it into spray bottles? It costs about $0.25/oz, vs maybe $0.90/oz in the spray can.

I use a product called LPS.
It sprays on wet and quickly dries to a dry lubricant.
Used it on mainly paper shredders.
Wet oil of any kind causes any paper shredders to clog up and jam later.
As far as other things mechanical I use Marvel Mystery oil.
It's a red colored oil and works the best that I have ever seen.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

therwol wrote:

Interesting. I'll try it. I see they also sell a product with lithium grease. That might work even better for something like hinges. I haven't seen these options in stores.

Works on the usual items and I routinely spray it in my auto window tracks that the glass slides up and down in.
This stuff Really Works Well.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes, it is funny how people think that WD40 is a lubricant. There are other products for lubrication and penetrating oils.

Don't forget, WD40 can also do other things when a long lasting residue is not needed.
For example, remove stickers, price tags, cellophane tape and similar adhesive backed stuff from windows, glassware, plastics, metal, etc......non-absorbent merchandise/surfaces.
Be sure to try a small spot first, to check if it harms any finish that may be on the item.
If using it on windows to remove adhesive residue, the glass cleaner that would not remove the sticker residue will remove the WD40 smears after the WD has done its work of removing the adhesive.

therwol Loc: USA

One comment. This stuff became popular when I was a teenager. It has a unique smell, and that hasn't changed in decades. I have to be careful when I use it not to get it on myself. It's hard to wash the smell off.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

charles tabb wrote:

I use a product called LPS.
It sprays on wet and quickly dries to a dry lubricant.
Used it on mainly paper shredders.
Wet oil of any kind causes any paper shredders to clog up and jam later.
As far as other things mechanical I use Marvel Mystery oil.
It's a red colored oil and works the best that I have ever seen.

Marvel Mystery oil mixes nicely with bulk WD40 also, and actually cleans and lubricates better than the ATF addition.
If both bulk WD40 and bulk Marvel Mystery Oil are already present and some way to make a convenient spray solution of Marvel Mystery Oil is needed, the WD40/Marvel Mystery combo is an outstanding option. (I can recall conversations in which it was being wondered if the red portion of the mystery in Marvel Mystery Oil solution recipe is in fact ATF.)

Do-it-yourself-at-home folks may not have Marvel Mystery Oil on hand, but many will likely have some ATF. If they have acquired some bulk WD40 that could use a bit of enhancing for lubrication purposes, the ATF can help without having to go buy something else that may just mainly sit around unused.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

therwol wrote:

One comment. This stuff became popular when I was a teenager. It has a unique smell, and that hasn't changed in decades. I have to be careful when I use it not to get it on myself. It's hard to wash the smell off.

Have you tried rubbing alcohol for removal if the WD smell is bothersome? (Or, does the rubbing alcohol smell annoy you even more? 😊 )

therwol Loc: USA

dustie wrote:

Have you tried rubbing alcohol for removal if the WD smell is bothersome? (Or, does the rubbing alcohol smell annoy you even more? 😊 )

No, I can deal with the smell of rubbing alcohol. My mother used to rub it all over me when I was sick with a fever. (Good thing there weren't any sparks of flames nearby.). The smell dissipates quickly.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

therwol wrote:

Interesting. I'll try it. I see they also sell a product with lithium grease. That might work even better for something like hinges. I haven't seen these options in stores.

It doesn't seem that the more recent formulations of WD40 are sold everywhere the old standby formula is. Guess they haven't caught on yet with consumers and/or the marketing push of the newer formulations is low-key and targeted for niche markets other than general public convenience shoppers.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

therwol wrote:

No, I can deal with the smell of rubbing alcohol. My mother used to rub it all over me when I was sick with a fever. (Good thing there weren't any sparks of flames nearby.). The smell dissipates quickly.

Seems like rubbing alcohol did get used much more commonly a couple generations back, for kid itches, scrapes and scratches and ailments.
I suppose new-improved things without an EEEE-YEWWWwww!!! reaction from kids to the smell have supplanted it.

However, I have seen where some stores now carry the more concentrated solutions (70% and 90% alcohol) as well as the low concentration solutions.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

jerryc41 wrote:

Do any of you use bulk WD40 and put it into spray bottles? It costs about $0.25/oz, vs maybe $0.90/oz in the spray can.

I bought a dozen spray cans of WD40 about a decade ago. I primarily use it as starting fluid for an ornery diesel tractor but it also gets used for numerous other things. Great stuff for squeaks and loosening up rusty nuts/bolts/etc.

bwa