WD40 Not a good choice unless you know what you are doing with it.

[Two on Tour]

Way back in the sixties we used it on sparkplug and distributors to clear water.

When I had my classic car business I made good money from people spraying WD40 willy-nilly around the inside of a distributor.
When the spark arcs across between the rotor arm and the plug lead contact or jump the gap on the points the heat generated by the spark cooks the WD40 and it forms a film across the contact points acting as an insulator.
A quick rub over with a piece of emery paper would normally remove the film, but I suspect that the newer WD40 is not as per the original formula of many years ago when came to market.

 

[bellabee]

Help! Please! I'm totally confused.
We've got a sqeeky overhead bed and I saw this recommended as being the thing to use.

Should I use it, or bin it?

We intended lubricating the moving parts with it.

If it's no good for the bed, can I use it for anything else?

We use graphite powder on the step and on locks.

 

[Lenny HB]

Help! Please! I'm totally confused.
We've got a sqeeky overhead bed and I saw this recommended as being the thing to use.

Should I use it, or bin it?

We intended lubricating the moving parts with it.

If it's no good for the bed, can I use it for anything else?

We use graphite powder on the step and on locks.

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No don't use that, I had a rattle and clunk from my bed for 5 years tried checking all the fixings & messing about with it, last year I loosened off the fixings on the side that was rattling sprayed all the bushes & bolts with PTFE spay, its been absolutely silent for over a year now.

Also that Lithium white grease is another one to keep away from plastics. When my van was new the drivers step was playing up dealer sprayed it with white grease OK for a week then it was much worse. I stripped it down cleaned and degreased the sliders (plastic sliders running in aluminum channels) and greased with standard grease it's been fine since.

 

[cyberyacht]

WD40! Any relation to UB40?

 

[FrankNicklin]

Help! Please! I'm totally confused.
We've got a sqeeky overhead bed and I saw this recommended as being the thing to use.

Should I use it, or bin it?

We intended lubricating the moving parts with it.

If it's no good for the bed, can I use it for anything else?

We use graphite powder on the step and on locks.

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Anything grease based will attract dirt and dust and make matters much worse. Silicon spray or better still PTFE spray will be much better.

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[Dolmen]

WD40! Any relation to UB40?

There is a One in Ten chance

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

WD40! Any relation to UB40?

Similar, but that has more of , red red wine aroma.
Mike.

 

[bellabee]

PTFE spray to be delivered tomorrow, by Amazon.

We should have a fun-filled day spraying all available surfaces - with no marital discord at all !

 

[Jewellbags]

Definitely don’t use it in the bedroom , don’t confuse with other lubricants . Just saying ;-)

 

[PP Bear]

Not old enough to need it

Oh you will be, sooner or later, so swot up now…..

KY good
Vaseline bad
WD40 even badderrrrerrrrr
Baby Oil bad, it attracts dust and could cause your joints to swell….

these joints…

Not these joints…..

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