68 V700, eventual project

[Lucky Phil]

WD40 is a lubricant, always has been. It just not it's primary role and it can't be compared to an oil but it is a lubricant and works well for machining materials such as aluminium and tapping threads in Aluminium as well.

https://www.wd40.com/myths-legends-fun-facts/

Phil

Edited Thursday at 10:59 PM by Lucky Phil

[gstallons]

Have you used Kroil ?

[Gmc28]

absolutely a "multi talented" product, but sometimes used wrong, and it shines as a water displacement product.

and Phil, i just got off a zoom call with fellows over in your part of the world, 3 guys from CASA.  They were rubbing it in what crappy weather I'm having here in Oregon at the moment.   I rode to Portland intl airport last week to park the bike there for a week while I went to Tucson (sunny and 84f...), and had to shove my wet gear into a side case and let it mildew there till i got back for the not-so-pleasant ride home.  Got lazy and spoiled over the summer, but its officially very over now. 

[Gmc28]

1 minute ago, gstallons said:

Have you used Kroil ?

if you can afford it.  crazy.

[gstallons]

It is some super-duper stuff made in Nashville . Expensive? YES. Regular size can..$18. Gallon jug...$140ish Good? The best I've ever found.

[Pressureangle]

1 hour ago, gstallons said:

It is some super-duper stuff made in Nashville . Expensive? YES. Regular size can..$18. Gallon jug...$140ish Good? The best I've ever found.

When nothing else will get it apart, Kroil and Time never fails. Absolutely the best penetrating oil anywhere. 

Use it sparingly. 

[audiomick]

3 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

WD40 is a lubricant, always has been.

The best use of WD40: I'm sure most of you have experienced how an aluminium ladder can squeak when one is climbing up it. Loud, annoying, and slightly disconcerting. Squirt a small amount of WD40 at each end of all the rungs, and the squeaking stops. 

[Pressureangle]

10 minutes ago, audiomick said:

The best use of WD40: I'm sure most of you have experienced how an aluminium ladder can squeak when one is climbing up it. Loud, annoying, and slightly disconcerting. Squirt a small amount of WD40 at each end of all the rungs, and the squeaking stops. 

Mmm... I'll not be havin' any lube near my ladder rungs lol
Squeaks be damned.

[audiomick]

46 minutes ago, Pressureangle said:

Mmm... I'll not be havin' any lube near my ladder rungs lol
Squeaks be damned.

Well, I can see your point of view. I personally get concerned when the ladder sounds like it is about to fall apart.  

[gstallons]

If you've never heard of Nashville, they make Kroil, GooGoo Clusters, Moon Pies and somethin' else but for the life of me I can't remember what else ?

[gstallons]

Some trade publications ( you remember, these paper things that came in the mail) had an ad saying 2 cans for free from Kroil, just pay shipping. You could get 2 lg. cans for X amount of money.