WD40 is not your friend...read

[nbristow01]

For all of you WD40 freaks please beware. WD40 is not very good at unseizing parts. Even worse NEVERRRRRR spray WD40 on moving parts. It will act as a cutting fluid and dramatically increase wear. It's designed as a moisture remover.

I used to (and still do) restore antique clocks. When I get a movement in that the PO used WD40 on to lube they are so worn.

[#73]

Also (most of you are well aware of this) do not spritz WD into locks/onto keys... use graphite lube/powder for this! The WD will simply attract all sorts of dust and micro junk into the tumblers causing certain grief down the road.

Cheers!,

[ArdenK]

Also (most of you are well aware of this) do not spritz WD into locks/onto keys... use graphite lube/powder for this!

I like to use the key with a thick coat of Mr Zoggs Sex Wax or any other surf wax I might have around and work it in. I do this once a year to keep locks working smoothly. I used it on my shovel to keep the snow from sticking to it too.

[ought2]

I hear good things about Astro-Glide, too, but I'm not sure how well it works on locks...

[aa/fd]

For a little history of a cold war product for preserving the polished skin of an Atlas ICBM

WD40

[BMWonly]

Plus, WD40 is so thin, I used it to lubricate a garage door lock (back in Germany about 20 years ago) in the winter, and the lock froze !!! Not a good idea.

However, WD40 is very good to clean metal, or rubber and plastics. That's the only thing I use it for.

For lubrication, I like cable and chain lube.

Dieter

[JackF]

IN a pinch, on my old tractor/snowblower, it was excellent strter fluid into the carb.

How do you all like Boelube?

[jimk]

Amsoil makes a light duty MP lubricant that dries to a dry film and does not gather dust that is a good lock and clock lubricant.

They also make a Heavy Duty MP that dries in a wax like coating and is a very good preservative and heavier lube for non lubed chains. It also doesn't collect dirt. I use it on all my fasteners exposed to water before assembly and they don't rust. I often see machined parts, like cams and cylinder walls rusted from condensation in storage. Coat these and no rust. I've got a block outside for the 2nd winter and the cyl walls are coated with this stuff.

I recently refurbished a set of sport seats for an E30 and after cleaning the hinge components, I lubed them with this. Grease would have made a grimy mess when dirt collects, like they were when I started the project.

A worker at a water works where they use it polished a rusty old wrench and coated 1/2 of it with HD MP and hung it outside for a year, no rusting.

[2761377]

I recently refurbished a set of sport seats for an E30 and after cleaning the hinge components, I lubed them with this. Grease would have made a grimy mess when dirt collects, like they were when I started the project.

did you find a DIY how-to that called for a specific type of lube? i found two, purcell and e30tuner, and neither said more than 'oil' to lube.

after much soul searching i went with spray white lithium- your thoughts?

and, did you change out the struts? i did just the drivers seat, mostly to fix the broken tab, and the backrest still seems tired. 1991 318is.

robert w.

[Napes]

The one thing WD-40 is good for is removing old decals (like under-the-hood ones). Just spray it on, let it set for a minute, or more, and you can then easily scrap off the old decal.

Bob Napier

[jimk]

I recently refurbished a set of sport seats for an E30 and after cleaning the hinge components, I lubed them with this. Grease would have made a grimy mess when dirt collects, like they were when I started the project.

did you find a DIY how-to that called for a specific type of lube? i found two, purcell and e30tuner, and neither said more than 'oil' to lube.

after much soul searching i went with spray white lithium- your thoughts?

and, did you change out the struts? i did just the drivers seat, mostly to fix the broken tab, and the backrest still seems tired. 1991 318is.

robert w.

No DIY, I usually do my own demise. These parts don't need a lot of lube. The don't get lots of workout. If this lube works on ATV chains for duty, it's good enough for a seat hinge. I didn't want the mess with greases. Oil wil gather dirt and turn into a grinding compound in open service.

I changed out the gas cylinders $$ Blunt has them. 4 on the backs and 4 on the lift for both seats.