No offense Ken, but, mechanical clock and watch parts?
we're talking bicycle parts here. That said, I never use WD-40. I can't stand the stuff and have heard it contains water. Not sure about that but I don't care. If I want to clean something, kerosene or soap and water. If I want to lubricate something, light machine oils or good grease. For what it's worth.
Scott Gabriel
Cape Cod
US
> From: Huemax@aol.com <Huemax@aol.com>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Secrets for cleaning dirty bike parts,, never use WD-40
\r?\n> To: reperagesvelo@yahoo.fr, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 9:18 AM
\r?\n>
\r?\n> In a message dated 1/12/11 5:57:17 AM, reperagesvelo@yahoo.fr
\r?\n> writes:
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > My dirty tooth brush sprayed with wd40 and dirty
\r?\n> cleaning
\r?\n> > cloths don't seem to do the same. Is there a magic
\r?\n> cleaning fairy, or do
\r?\n> > people
\r?\n> > spend hundreds of hours on this task?
\r?\n> >
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Sorry for WD-40 fans, but I would like to say NEVER use
\r?\n> WD-40 for cleaning
\r?\n> of ANY machine.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> The product was invented in 1950s to create "rubber"
\r?\n> coating to keep
\r?\n> moisture out for electronic circuit boards.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> If you spray it on fine delicate mechanical gears such as
\r?\n> watch/clock etc.,
\r?\n> you will 100%
\r?\n> destroy them. You will only dissolving
\r?\n> petroleum base lubricant for a
\r?\n> short period of time,
\r?\n> buy when it drys, everything locks up.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Warmest regards,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> KEN TODA, frozen central North Carolina