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Originally Posted by vwnate1
The Classic Center will sell you the correct lock cylinder with the matching key for LE$$ than any Dealer will plus they'll mail it to your door.....
DW40 is a solvent and nothing more.
Using it in any key lock is foolish to the extreme, graphite is the proper thing to use and will ensure decades of easy operation .
As a Mechanic I've replaced many locks ruined by WD40 .
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Still it has kept my locks working since the 1970s.
Here is the material data sheet. There is Base Oil in it.
https://www.wd40.com/files/pdf/msds-wd482671453.pdf
https://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/sds/mup/wd-40-multi-use-product-aerosol-sds-us-ghs-7-20-14.pdf
Previous to the WF-40 use I had used powdered Graphite in a plastic tube that you squeezed and it blew the powder into the lock.
What WD-40 does not do well is as a penetrating oil.
I have used it on lots of squeaky metal parts that hinges and since the squeekie went away I assume there is some lubricating quality to WD-40
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Last edited by Diesel911; 02-24-2018 at 08:55 PM.
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