Nikos Tzetos

Chris:

WD40 is not a lubricant per se, but a solvent. WD stands for Water
Displacement. It is 50% Stoddard Solvent (white spirit) and 15% mineral oil
among others. As a lubricant it is good at stopping door squeaks and not
more than that. It will actually displace grease. It can clean a chain but
will not lubricate it for more than an hour in the rain.

Nikos

----- Original Message -----
From: "chris"
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Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] WD-40

> Is there any reason I shouldn't use WD-40 to lubricate my bikes. It would
> mostly be used on my rain bike.
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