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People have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong? (feddit.nl)
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[โ€“] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Not OP, but not really. The real issue is that WD-40 is kinda like duck tape. It definitely has its uses, and hoo boy are there a lot, but it's too much power too fast, and corrupts young engineers and repair people into using it as a "fix all tool."

Sewing machine oil is a wonderful penatrating oil. This is what you use on tools inside the house that mostly just get a bit dusty.

WD-40 does contain some oils and can be used as a penatrating oil, but it's mainly a cleanser. You shouldn't leave it on anything that will be damaged by cleansing solutions, so motherboards, plastic in general.

For a general use oil, for hinges and things, I will clean with WD-40, and then once I have cleaned it I wipe it down with 3 in 1 penetrating oil, for things like door hinges, or sewing machine oil for more delicate tools.

Edit: I had not seen the flowchart below when I wrote this comment, but it illustrates my first point beautifully

[โ€“] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you, I'll try to remember this next time something squeaks around the house :)