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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-25-2002, 07:59 PM:
WD-40 fixes EVERYTHING.
Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 01-25-2002, 08:02 PM:
To the point of being downright unfixable.... 
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 01-25-2002, 08:58 PM:
Joe, did you buy stock in WD-40? Joe must have got a "jag" on it. His picture changes like a slide show....Dr. Jykle and My. Hyde?
Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 01-25-2002, 09:02 PM:
Use of WD-40 in a pinball machine is grounds for execution -- gums up and attracts dirt, makes things worse in the long run. Also, the vapors generated from over-application of WD-40 to solenoid plungers and other mechanisms accumulate inside the cabinet and tend to explode from the slightest spark. COOL!It can be a good short-term fix in an emergency, but it's rarely the "right" fix.
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Stay away from the meadow...
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 01-25-2002, 09:14 PM:
The only possible use for WD-40 that I have found in a projection booth is removing the residue of old masking tape from equipment.Any attempt to use this stuff for lubrication on ANY projection parts or film (yes I have heard of this being done) should be immediately punishable by any inhumane means at hand.
Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-25-2002, 10:09 PM:
Joe,
You should trade your WD-40 stocks in for an equivelent amount of Enron shares. You would be way ahead by doing so, plus the Film-Tech possie would be less likely to hunt you down and WD-40 and feather you!
Mark @ GTS
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 01-25-2002, 10:44 PM:
WD-40 belongs on the popcorn!
Posted by Paul Harnden (Member # 1034) on 01-25-2002, 11:25 PM:
What's to say it already isn't?
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 01-25-2002, 11:51 PM:
Contents of the "Manly Man's" toolbox:1 can of WD-40.
1 roll of duct tape.
1 hammer.
1 pair of Vise-Grip pliers.
2 screwdrivers. (Phillips and regular)
1 old coat hanger.
With these seven items, the Manly Man can fix ANYTHING!
Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 01-26-2002, 01:40 AM:
I am not a big fan of the stuff. I think pretty much anything that needs lubrication is *better* lubricated by something else. Oil in a solvent. How often does someone really need that?However, it is useful at times as a cleaner and degunker. Unfortunately, many of those times it's a situation where you don't want oil left behind so further cleaning is required to remove it. Which begs the question: What is/are the solvent(s) in WD-40? I wouldn't mind having some of that sans oil.
Posted by Sean M. Grimes (Member # 445) on 01-26-2002, 05:14 AM:
Ok I carry wd-40 in my car,it does break rusty tire lugs, hell it even does work well as wire drier (old spark plug wires) and in the booth it does have one use - you can chuck the can out the port hole at those obnoxious fifteen year olds who like to jump off the balcony edge at my old theater. It really is a good projectile. 
Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 01-26-2002, 08:50 AM:
NEVER use WD-40 on film! 
It will leach out the color dyes in the image. WD-40 will also cause visible "mottle" in the projected image, and hold dirt particles on the film. The damages may not immediately be noticeable upon projection, but does damage the print over time.
Here's a link to the US MSDS for WD-40:
http://www.wd40.com/Download/?/Brands/pdfs/msds-wd40_aerosol.us.pdf
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Posted by Jerry Chase (Member # 660) on 01-26-2002, 10:59 AM:
A quick web search turned up this formulation for WD-40:
50% Stoddard solvent (mineral spirits) [8052-41-3]
25% Liquified petroleum gas (presumably as a propellant)
[68476-85-7]
15+% Mineral Oil (light lubricating oil) [64742-65-0]
10-% Inert ingredientsMSDS
My chemistry is rusty, but doesn't the combination of mineral spirits and oil make the mixture act like a mild acid?
Posted by Ken Lackner (Member # 1002) on 01-26-2002, 11:46 AM:
Hasn't WD-40 been discussed to death on this forum? Well, since we're talking about it again, I have a question. I alway thought that its main purpose was as a lubricant. Ever since I became a projectionist, people have been telling me it's not a lubricant and don't use it as such. So why not, and what the heck is the stuff for?I use it to clean my projectors. Only sparingly and only when there's some caked-on gunk I can't remove.
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 01-26-2002, 01:46 PM:
Jerry, what kind of "EWW DeSwank" perfume do they use in that stuff?The only thing I found WD-40 useful for is using it as a blow torch to kill bugs.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-26-2002, 02:37 PM:
Paul, killing bugs are not the only thing you can do. Uou can also use a can of WD-40 and a lighter to cook those weinies. Instant open grill!
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 01-26-2002, 06:43 PM:
Brad: Actually, I found something better to use. Hairspray seems to work better. WD-40 leaves those black stroomels all over the weenies.
Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 01-26-2002, 07:30 PM:
If anyone needs WD-40, I have a cabinet full at the theatre. I lock it up every time it makes it's way into my boothes. Then I leave another note on the board that "it is not allowed in the booth". Then I leave a can of Tri Flow.
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 01-27-2002, 10:03 AM:
Two of my sons had summer jobs assembling theatre sound racks (rack assembly, component installation, rack wiring ect.).The warehouse they were doing this in was not air-conditioned, so it was common practice to open the loading doors for the day. This provided not only fresh air, but bees and wasps as well.
As one of these things approached, they would squirt it with a mist of WD-40. As they described it "Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzz bz bz bz *thud*.
Maybe the stuff does have a use afterall.
Posted by Danny Hart (Member # 659) on 01-28-2002, 05:34 PM:
Erm, excuse me Brad and Paul, don't you think that what you are suggesting is HIGHLY DANGEROUS? Lighting flammable liquids from a potentially explosive canister?God almighty.
I await the "oh, it's only a bit of fun, where's your sense of humour" etc response.
I've seen it all now. I'm off. Ta Ta.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-28-2002, 06:16 PM:
That's what the use of smileys are for, to help give emotion with the written text to show we are joking.