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Re: Odessa/WD40/LPS-1
FERNLEA4 schrieb:
> In a message dated 23/03/98 20:37:31 GMT, you write:
>
> << Believe it or not but I successfully removed a rather large calcium
>
> carbonate
> deposit on an Odessa with a dental probe and WD 40 (I love WD 40).
> It wasn't
> easy but I was careful not to disturb the finish and it looks great.
> If you
> take this approach, expect to wear down and constantly refresh the
> point on
> the dental pick. I use a dremel mototool for this pupose.
>
> -Walter
> >>
>
> Hello Walter, hello list,
>
> Thanks for the tips....I've always used a spray-on WD40 to protect
> brushed and
> etched irons with good results. I have my larger irons on slowly
> revolving
> turntables under bright spotlights. The heat from the lamps seems to
> make the
> thin film of WD40 coating "evaporate" after a few months, so I have to
> spray
> them regularly to keep them nicely coated. The WD40 also gives them a
> nice
> shine but that might not be to everyone's taste.
> If some people are finding that WD40 actually encourages rusting, I
> think it's
> probably down to trapped moisture being held in place by the oily
> coating and
> rusting the iron from the inside out. I always heat new or freshly
> etched &
> rinsed irons to around 160F for several hours to drive off any trapped
>
> moisture from any porous rusty surfaces or cracks. So far, so good,
> but if
> anyone has had a bad experience with WD40 causing rust, please let us
> know.
>
> Regards,
> Rob.
Martin wrote:
> I have also had mixed results with the WD-40 treatment, and with
another
> product called LPS-1.
Hello Rob, hello Martin, hello List Members!
Although I asked a chemistry teacher collegue about these two chemicals
(?), he could not give me any information on them. I would (and I think
I am not the only one on this List) very much appreciate some clarifying
notes about what this substance essentially is.
Regards, Bernd
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