WD-40 has something in it that forms a protective coating. The solvent
disperses the water (it was the 40th version they tried), and the
coating that is left "seals" out rust and other corrosion.
Marty
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Mark<f1diddler_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Nick Ray <lasray@...> wrote:
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>> As a twist on Mark's dusting thread:Does anyone know how to get chap stick
>> or other petroleum products off film?
>> Thanks,
>> Nick Ray
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> WD-40 or Liquid Wrench dissolves (or at least moves) Vaseline, but the cure
> may be worse than the problem if you swab too much on the film (some liquids
> permanently stain light film.) A general principle in chemistry is "like
> dissolves like" so maybe some other petroleum distillate product (which
> WD-40 is) would be better.
>
> And stop putting Vaseline on your models, heh, heh.
> Mark F1diddler
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Marty Sasaki
Arlington, MA, USA
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Received on Mon Aug 10 2009 - 18:25:24 CEST