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There's been a lot of discussion about the NEW IMPROVED WD40 cans lately, most of it negative. For those of you who like the old style cans, there is good news.

Harbor Freight carries the old style cans, industrial size (16oz), for $5.99. In fact, the 16oz spray cans and 1gal bulk containers are all they carry; no stinkin New Improved cans!

I stocked up and bought two of the industrial size cans today. I'm a happy camper. And, I have a reason to like HF now.
 
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i found a whole case of old style 10oz or something cans in the overheat at homedepot. got it down, bought the whole thing as it rang up at 1.25 a can.

i hate the new cans.......
 
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Haven't seen the new can. I have the same big can I bought back about 15 years ago... shows how much I use the stuff huh?
 
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I don't give a **** about can design, just give me the old flammable fornula of the old school WD40
 
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dledinger said:
I don't like the new can....so I switched to gallons.
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+1 on the WD40 gallons.

I also bought a gallon and a 9oz plastic oil can with trigger pump to put the bulk WD40 in. Works sweet. Sometimes you need the spray stuff and sometimes a good squirt from oil can gets the job done.

I also have a rectangular Tupperware container with WD40 in it to soak stuff in. WD40 is a good solvent for soaking mechanisms that are rusted, gritty, or have dried grease in them (try this on a frozen ratchet some time).
 
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The new WD40 cans have a wi-fi connection that sends me an email with coupon when it sees I'm running low!

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Gave up on WD-40 long ago. Kroil is far superior for loosening seriously rusted fasteners. The CRC products work great too. Costs more? Yep. Time=Money

WD-40 is good for taking care of a squeaky gate latch or the wheels on your kid's stroller
 
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Rickster said:
The new WD40 cans have a wi-fi connection that sends me an email with coupon when it sees I'm running low!

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sweet! the WD-40 radio! ive been wanting one forever, and i keep missing them on ebay. I want your doggie too. Please mail me the WD40 radio, and the dog :D
 
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Give me Kroil or AeroKroil any day, don't need a so call Lubricant that turns to sticky goo in a few weeks.

"WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula"
 
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I like the new cans.
recently I saw the old cans on sale at one of the big box stores and they had a whole end cap of cases stacked up

I prefer the PB blaster

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Home Depot has industrial packs of 3x 16 oz cans for $7.99, no clue on can type. I've bought two of the duck bill type WD40 spray bottles HD has on clearance for $2.69. Works great when filled with Marvel Mystery oil.

I only use WD40 for two things removing water from mechanism that have been through the parts washer (blow with air, spray WD40, repeat couple times), and as hose lube and glue (makes slick for a few hours, drys to permaglue).
 
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Maybe I am nuts.....but I have never had wd40 harden or turn to varnish.

WD40 is the only thing I found that will keep motorcycles, tools, and all kinds of other goods from rusting in storage here on the NC east coast. This is a humid environment, and everything is subject to corrosion in short order here.

I used to use silicone spray....but the effectiveness varied so much from brand to brand. WD40 works as good as the best and is available everywhere. It's also very cheap.
 
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They would send out WD-40 to use as a 'penetrant' for bolts that had been exposed to salt water for years. You might as well piss on them, as far as expecting WD-40 to work. You used to could use it as a 'soft' form of starting fluid, but when they made it enviornmentally friendly it won't even do that. As far as I can tell, it is TOTALLY, and UTTERLY useless. PB Blaster is much better, I have some Kroil, but have never used it, the JD dealer I used to work at had something called S'oak, and it was good, Seafoam Deep Creep is good, in short, ANYTHING is better than WD-40.
Look at it this way, they advertise in Popular Mechanics, so it is just another gimmick for the wanna-bees, DIY's, and those who want to brag about it to their equally clueless neighbors.
 
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lauver said:
There's been a lot of discussion about the NEW IMPROVED WD40 cans lately, most of it negative. For those of you who like the old style cans, there is good news.

Harbor Freight carries the old style cans, industrial size (16oz), for $5.99. In fact, the 16oz spray cans and 1gal bulk containers are all they carry; no stinkin New Improved cans!

I stocked up and bought two of the industrial size cans today. I'm a happy camper. And, I have a reason to like HF now.
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I like WD40 it is my favourite .We are paying 2.5 USD here for the old spray cans.
 
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Art From De Leon said:
, I have some Kroil, but have never used it, the JD dealer I used to work at had something called S'oak, and it was good, Seafoam Deep Creep is good,
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I've used Kroil, and know where to look for it (possible bargain), but it is for worse stuff, then I generally have to deal with (and my goto, unphucker, was the one that told me about it (worse stuff then I have tools or skills for, yet))
Seafoam creep, I got to use a couple of times. Only recently, did they actually tend to keep it in stock. Better then PB, but like I said, not as available for me.
 
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Stuey said:
Anyone else have a feeling of deja vu after reading this thread?
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Yep.

nate379 said:
Haven't seen the new can. I have the same big can I bought back about 15 years ago... shows how much I use the stuff huh?
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Ditto. I've only used it on distributors, that I can think of.

rwhite692 said:
Gave up on WD-40 long ago. Kroil is far superior for loosening seriously rusted fasteners.
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FredB said:
Give me Kroil or AeroKroil any day, don't need a so call Lubricant that turns to sticky goo in a few weeks.
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I'm with these guys.

dledinger said:
Maybe I am nuts.....but I have never had wd40 harden or turn to varnish.

WD40 is the only thing I found that will keep motorcycles, tools, and all kinds of other goods from rusting in storage here on the NC east coast. This is a humid environment, and everything is subject to corrosion in short order here.

I used to use silicone spray....but the effectiveness varied so much from brand to brand. WD40 works as good as the best and is available everywhere. It's also very cheap.
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You've obviously never used kroil, and there's a reason wd-40 is cheap, it *****.

Jared said:
i dont use WD 40 as far as im concerned its the shittiest penetrant/lubricant.
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Same here. My wd-40 can is one we had on the farm, and probably 20 years old. i bet it's still half full. It got used on wet distributors, and that's about all.
 
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wantedabiggergarage said:
I've used Kroil, and know where to look for it (possible bargain), but it is for worse stuff, then I generally have to deal with (and my goto, unphucker, was the one that told me about it (worse stuff then I have tools or skills for, yet))
Seafoam creep, I got to use a couple of times. Only recently, did they actually tend to keep it in stock. Better then PB, but like I said, not as available for me.
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Where do you look for the Kroil "bargins" ?
I've bought some from Midway USA on sale,but intrested in knowing where else it can be purchased reasonbly priced.
 
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I haven't got any WD40 in the workshop at the moment. I will get some when I want my car electrics waterproofing, but it has no other use that I can see.
I use any of a handful of different penetrants - that's what they are for.
 
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nissan_crawler said:
You've obviously never used kroil, and there's a reason wd-40 is cheap, it *****.
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I use PB Blaster for a penetrating oil. Never saw Kroil on shelf around here, and don't feel like I am missing anything.

Gallon of Kroil = $59.99 plus shipping
Gallon of WD40 = about $14 avalaible everywhere

One is a penetrating oil....the other is a water displacer.

Not hard to make a good decision here.

WD40 certainly does not **** for what it was intended, it works just fine. To thoroughly soak every nook and cranny of my motorcycles takes nearly a gallon. Add in all the other stuff I spray before storage, and it's easy to see when you reach the point of ******* money away senselessly.

In years of doing this, I've never had a spek of rust anywhere using WD40...and cleanup is easy on the back end.
 
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Ok guys,

This is turning into a "battle of the penetrants". So let me clarify my thoughts on WD40 and other penetrants:

WD40 has it's limitations. It seems to be good as a solvent for cleaning things up (like greasy grimey tools), freeing up sticky mechanisms (ratchets, locks, hinges, etc), and preventing oxidation on metal surfaces. It also does a pretty good job as a lubricant when drilling or chasing threads. Last, but not least, it has a pleasent smell. It does a piss-poor job as a penetrant on rusty fasteners.

In my opinion, products like Kroil and PB Blaster do a much better job at loosening up rusty fasteners. I use these products for this purpose; No debate here!
 
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dledinger said:
One is a penetrating oil....the other is a water displacer.

Not hard to make a good decision here.

WD40 certainly does not **** for what it was intended, it works just fine. To thoroughly soak every nook and cranny of my motorcycles takes nearly a gallon. Add in all the other stuff I spray before storage, and it's easy to see when you reach the point of ******* money away senselessly.

In years of doing this, I've never had a spek of rust anywhere using WD40...and cleanup is easy on the back end.
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I have to go pull a mowers gas tank (bad gas). Sorry for the thread hijack, but since WD40 is a water displacer, has anyone used it to blow out a carb? (think I am out of carb cleaner, and want to finish this before I go running errands)
 
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wantedabiggergarage said:
I have to go pull a mowers gas tank (bad gas). Sorry for the thread hijack, but since WD40 is a water displacer, has anyone used it to blow out a carb? (think I am out of carb cleaner, and want to finish this before I go running errands)
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Its cheap so thats what I use it for, run stuff through the parts washer, rinse in water, blow out with air, rinse with WD40, blow that out with air, rinse again with wd40 and blow out with air again.

For removing a bit of internal water, use pure or 90% at least alcohol which absorbs the water up to about 50%.
 
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