Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "" video.

There are endless nightmare stories of people using WD-40 as a lubricant on fishing reels and the reels being destroyed due to inadequate lubrication. So yeah WD-40 is about as good a lube as water is. It's not bad for preventing rust though. Not the best, but OK.
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@linkbond08 I don't think WD-40 is the best product out there. But it is relatively cheap and easy to get. Which are strong factors in its favor. I buy WD-40 by the gallon can. It's pretty good at preventing rust. I use it on tools. I guess it leaves a residue? But usually it just dries up eventually. I would not use WD-40 as a lubricant.
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@jayceewedmak9524 3-in-1 is a good light oil. When I want a thicker oil I use a lot of chainsaw bar lube. Stuff sticks like glue.
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@Tribuneoftheplebs no I just spray it on tools to keep them from rusting. WD-40 is not a good lubricant.
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@linkbond08 be careful with motor oil that contains a detergent. That detergent is in oil as a dessicant. It'll attract water. In an engine the water will get flashed off on the cylinder walls. Outside of an engine the water will just lay on metal. I've seen water droplets form in detergent motor oil. Metal will rust covered in detergent motor oil.
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@whuzzzup anything wet has lubricating properties. At least compared to a dry surface. I knew a guy that used to lubricate rollers with soda. But as soon as that dried up they'd get sticky. Delivering soda he had a lot of soda to lube those rollers with though.
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@dogwalker666 what I sprayed in there was like magic. That lock still works great.
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@dogwalker666 spraying the lock sure beat replacing it.
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WD-40 is not so swift as a rust penetrant. It's only slightly better than nothing at all.
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@ipissed yeah but WD-40 has that smell.
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@linkbond08 it'll make the oil milky and then if it's laying on cold metal the water will sweat out onto the metal. Which will cause rust right under the oil. It's nasty crazy stuff. After I had it happen to me I've sworn off using detergent motor oil in my shop. But it only happens in certain conditions. Humid then cold. Still that happens in my shop.
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@joelspaulding5964 WD does it for me.
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PB Blaster used to be better years ago. They've changed the formula. The old stuff the fumes made you feel like you were dying. But man it worked so good.
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@watchm4ker you have to be careful using a solvent before applying lubricant. You're best off lubing a clean dry surface. But there's plenty of situations where anything is an improvement over present conditions. Still, if you can blow the cleaner out you are better off.
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@sageambrosek5206 I'd say for bike chains you want to use chain lube. Bike chains are one of those things there's no ideal solution for.
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@sageambrosek5206 if that was true then chain cleaners would not be such a popular item.
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@zoutewand oil oil.
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@KarlBunker along with washing lubricants out WD-40 can potentially rewet dried out lubricants. Reconstituting them to some extent. I've seen what WD-40 does to waxy grease. I wouldn't say it turns it back into grease. But it does make it into a slimy goo. Which can pass for some kind of a lubricant.
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@dogwalker666 I sprayed some Blaster Dry Lube into a lock and it's better than new! I think it's Teflon or something? Leaves like this white film on stuff. I was ready to replace that lock it had gotten so rough. I thought I was going to break the key off in it. Dry Lube and it's like silk now. And it's lasted for years.
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@whuzzzup PB Blaster is about the best rust penetrant I've ever used. But if hardware is seized up spraying something on it is probably not going to work.
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I use WD-40 for its original intended purpose, as a rust inhibitor. It's OK as a cleaner sometimes too. It's a mild solvent. It's not the best but considering all of the factors it's the most practical and economical. I buy it by the gallon jug. The spray cans are a rip off.
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@Tribuneoftheplebs I don't think much will stand up against weather. There's tests people have done where you can get an idea of what kind of performance to expect. You can find videos of them here even.
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