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Reply #30 on: February 19, 2018, 02:04:21 am
That's my question.  How do you tell the difference between the old and the new WD 40?   The can I've had for awhile says "flammable".


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Reply #31 on: February 19, 2018, 08:50:49 pm
well if WD-40 is true to its name, it should read WD-41 if they changed it !!!! :o
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Reply #32 on: February 20, 2018, 12:28:35 am
A year or could be two years ago, I was buying more non aerosol WD-40  because it was at a discounted price, and noticed the can and display stated "New Formula". The sales person said it worked the same. While deciding to open the new can to see if there were any difference, gave it the sniff test (that past), found it did not prevent rust on cast iron as well as the old formula nor did it make removal of rusted on bolts as easy to remove as the old.

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Reply #33 on: March 03, 2018, 08:49:00 pm
WD-40 also makes a great lubricant for drill bits and taps and dies.
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Reply #34 on: March 07, 2018, 05:16:05 pm
The odor of WD 40 makes me nauseous - As does its performance. It actually turns to a gummy brown residue. Stay away from it unless you like stinky greasy mess.
I use a DuPont chain lube wax. it sprays on thin & penetrates - then thickens up. best feature is it doesn't sling off on rims or paint. easy to spray on, I use some tinfoil as a trough under the chain while spraying, to stay neat.
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Reply #35 on: March 08, 2018, 06:04:54 am
I just changed a water pump on a 2013 Chevy Sonic 1.4 turbo. LOTS of hoses and those squeeze clamps. VERY difficult to get off. But they went back on real easy. I sprayed some WD-40 on my finger and put inside the ends of all the hoses. Then sprayed some on the fittings the hoses go over. They went right on. Then I sprayed some on the outside of the hoses, and the clamps slid right over the "bump" on the hose fittings. Then I used some water to rinse off the WD-40. It took 5 times as long to remove the clamps and hoses than it did to put them back. WD-40 is great for when you need to make anything slippery.
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Reply #36 on: March 09, 2018, 01:40:56 am
the "bump" you speak of is referred to by toyota as a "spool". don't  know why, but you are correct in your usage as a hose on-er off-er facilitator(please forgive, just got home and knocked a couple back).
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Reply #37 on: March 09, 2018, 03:35:15 am
Good lubricant when machining the odd aluminium part when I dont want to turn on the flood coolant.
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