I remember when someone here stated that no where on the WD-40 can is
the word "lubricant" mentioned. It was not listed then, but it is now.
On the back of a new can it says "Lubricates moving parts such as
hinges, wheels, rollers, chains, gears".
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Sue Pearce wrote:
> I find that incredible. WD40 is not a lubricant, it displaces water, the
> purpose for which it was invented, hence the initials WD. Did it take 40
> tries to get the brass ring?
>
> Graphite would be longer lasting,
>
> Bill Pearce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James R" <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Ball head lubricant
>
>
>> Aha - so the WD40 is legit. That's good to know.
>> James
>>
>>
>> On 24 Feb 2009, at 14:28, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>>
>>> James,
>>> Glad the graphite worked for you. It's a good dry lubricant that
>>> I've used
>>> for years in locks, but as you point out it can be very messy. True
>>> case of
>>> "less is more". My Markins Q-Ball specifically states to use WD-40
>>> but so
>>> far I haven't needed anything.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:18 AM, James R <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just thought I'd pass on that I've found graphite powder to work well
>>>> for this. I bought a tripod off the second hand shop in the sky and
>>>> the ball head that came with it was quite 'sticky'. Looking online
>>>> someone claimed WD40 was the cure, which I thought a dubious choice.
>>>> It didn't seem to do much.
>>>>
>>>> I put on some graphite powder in small doses working it around over
>>>> about 20 mins (while watching a DVD - it's not that interesting)
>>>> which
>>>> left the ball with a shiny surface and a much smoother action. It'll
>>>> wear off over time, as does the factory applied lubricant, but it
>>>> doesn't attract dirt, dust, etc.
>>>>
>>>> As always try it at your own risk. I won't pay for laundering cream
>>>> sofas, white cats, etc - the powder gets everywhere.
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
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