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Old 10-07-2018, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bbbbbb View Post


I read somewhere to NOT use WD40 but to use LITHIUM GREASE SPRAY on door parts/tracks/rollers because WD40 is mostly water.


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IMO Unless you wipe off all the overspray of the grease and it actually gets into the rollers all it going to do collect dust and dirt. Dirt has fine sand particles which act like sand paper eating up roller surface and tracks. So, my suggestion is us it sparingly with nozzle that direct the stream rather than spray.

IMO if WD40 mostly water why don’t it rust the tools I us it on with unplated surfaces? WD 40 evaporates in little time why it not as effective as grease. IMO the evaporation get rid of the moisture until you use the tool again.