PlusGas or WD 40

[guineafowl21]

Does PlusGas work on salmon fishing bait? My deceased father in law always sprayed WD40 on his bait when salmon fishing off the Washington State coast.

That’s the rumour (myth, I think) that WD40 contains fish oil. In these times it would have to be marked ‘not suitable for vegans’.

 

[DrPhill]

That’s the rumour (myth, I think) that WD40 contains fish oil. In these times it would have to be marked ‘not suitable for vegans’.

I should think so too. I would not want to drink any if it contained fish oil.

Does PlusGas smell nice? We in the motorcycle club used to call WD40 'bikers cologne'.

 

[John Brown]

That’s the rumour (myth, I think) that WD40 contains fish oil. In these times it would have to be marked ‘not suitable for vegans’.

I did hear that, and yes, it would appear to be urban legend.

 

[Geoff_S]

It might contain a lot of snake oil if you believe everything that it’s meant to do.

 

[Fergie 307]

I have seen it recommended that WD40 is not used on electrics as it can cause intermittent faults which as we all know are a nightmare to find/cure.

Not conductive as far as I am aware. One of the original adverts featured a petrol car, an Escort if memory serves, having the electrics sprayed with it and then happily running at the bottom of a swimming pool! Dare say there was a bit more to it than that, but it certainly does repel water. I still use it if tools get wet to prevent rust until I can clean them properly.

 

[JefL]

I have seen it recommended that WD40 is not used on electrics as it can cause intermittent faults which as we all know are a nightmare to find/cure.

As always with WD40 it’s fine until it dries out to a gummy varnish, if this has got onto contacts it can cause unwanted open circuits. It, and similar substances, were used at work on wet/damp secondary wiring of high voltage circuit breakers which spend extended periods in one state and when called upon to operate would often not give correct indications due to gum in the contacts.
The other thing that was discovered is the explosive nature of the propellant used since the ban on CFCs. Not a good idea to spray into a closed cabinet with contacts that spark when operated
As a result our fitters were “discouraged “ from using WD40 style solutions and sprays of any sort. Their vans still rang to the tune of countless “rattlers” in the aerosols hidden away in the back though.

 

[Terrytpot]

Many moons back I worked in a motorcycle shop where the standard go to for resolving stuck stuff was duck oil and a blowtorch…eventually the source we had for getting the duck oil dried up and we were left with the GT85 that had just hit the market but our mechanic always moaned it wasn’t a patch on the duck oil.

 

[Gerry]

Old brake fluid is great but my go to penetrating solution is 50/50 old engine oil and diesel. All it has to do is be thin enough to whick into the joint and provide lubrication.

Gerry

 

[Limey Lurker]

Plus - Gas is unavailable in Europe.....27 years of looking....

I had an antique tractor front axle with most everything seized....even done the odd engine this way.....
actually, thinking of it I have an Ford 3000 outside that'll need the same doing......
took the lid off a 45 oil drum.......
filled it with r/diesel and soaked it for a week.....it did the job along with some heat.....just had to turn the axle over to do the other 1/2........lol.....

just an idea for ur w/shop.......
I have a few small yellow paint kettles, all from £ land, that has plastic dropper bottles kept in em with various fluids....
placed around where I'm working....one on each bench, near the drill n hydraulic press etc.......
Diesel, eng oil, gear box oil, hydraulic and lathe cutting fluids.....
everything is in one place and any mess is contained.....
I supose u can buy em but my drippers came free whith the chemicals used to dye my wifes hair.......shame on me.......

I believe u can buy the likes of WD40 etc in gallon cans now....is it much cheaper......?
anyone mention Duck Oil....ablast from the past ......?

I used to buy Duckham's 'Duck Oil' by the gallon. It was just as good as Plus Gas, and in bulk, much cheaper.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DEB-Duck-S...id=1688552103&sprefix=duck+oil,aps,261&sr=8-1
edit - except I expect by now they'll have removed the parts that actually work.

 

[okeydokey]

thanks folks for all of the suggestions - I will try some PlusGas - unless I get something big and serious to do the spray can will last for donkeys

 

[John Hall]

Ive never bought PlusGas but having seen it mentioned recently on various topics I wonder if I should get some for the odd undoing stuck things where I have previously used WD40 - it seems to be the bees knees! or get another product. I'm happy to buy the spray can rather then muck about mixing fluids - the spray and easy storage is the best thing for me.
Also their website says good for protecting tools against rust.
Any comments please?
cheers

 

[John Hall]

Sea foam penetrating oil is reall good..but expensive..
I remember going to an Ideal Home exhibition way back in the 60s, where they were demonstrating WD40 by the demonstrator immersing a running Black & Decker drill into a glass container full of water after spraying it with the WD40…crazy stuff…wouldn’t be allowed now..

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I went to an I.H.E. in 1971. I came home with a booklet of all the furniture, and showed it to my woodwork master. Brilliant, he said, everything you should never do is in there.

 

[Thingybob]

I use the wife's dye bottles for the same. Clairol the best, they have little screw caps

Got my glues in mine perfect for miniatures