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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 01-25-2002 07:59 PM

WD-40 fixes EVERYTHING.

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Darryl Spicer
Film God

Posts: 3250
From: Lexington, KY, USA
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 01-25-2002 08:02 PM

To the point of being downright unfixable....

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 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?

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David Stambaugh
Film God

Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 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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- dave
Stay away from the meadow...

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Rick Long
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 759
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 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.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 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

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Ken Layton
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1452
From: Olympia, Wash. USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 01-25-2002 10:44 PM

WD-40 belongs on the popcorn!

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Paul Harnden
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 107
From: Chandler, AZ, USA
Registered: Oct 2001

posted 01-25-2002 11:25 PM

What's to say it already isn't?

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Randy Stankey
Film God

Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99

posted 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!

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Steve Kraus
Film God

Posts: 4094
From: Chicago, IL, USA
Registered: May 2000

posted 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.

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Sean M. Grimes
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 247
From: Lunenburg, MA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 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.

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 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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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion

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Jerry Chase
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1068
From: Margate, FL, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 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 ingredients

MSDS

My chemistry is rusty, but doesn't the combination of mineral spirits and oil make the mixture act like a mild acid?

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Ken Lackner
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1907
From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Sep 2001

posted 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.

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 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.

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