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- From: P.Etheridge@massey.ac.nz (Phil Etheridge)
- Subject: Re: WD-40 To Clean Chains???
- Message-ID: <P.Etheridge-290193160705@130.123.3.69>
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- References: <1993Jan23.155237.1@vax.sonoma.edu>,<1993Jan27.075149.6056@news.uakron.edu> <1ka6i7INN348@zephyr.grace.cri.nz>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 93 03:08:26 GMT
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- srgxnbs@grace.cri.nz (Bruce ?)wrote:
-
- > I'm not a bike expert but if wd40 is like a product called CRC I
- > sprayed a lock once to clean it and jammed it completely. The
- > locksmith said that the CRC actually helped the grit to travel
- > further into the mechanism, so perhaps this stuff could do more
- > harm than good unless you actually wash the chain in it?
-
- This is of the original thread, but a locksmith once told me to NEVER oil a
- lock. The oil gums up the tumbler mechanism. The best lube for a lock is
- graphite powder.
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