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[Closed] Using WD-40 to lube your chain - soon to be made legal

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http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/09/finally-wd-40-that-wont-ruin-your-bike/


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:12 pm
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Update us on how you get on with it 🙂


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:19 pm
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Is protectant even a real word?


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:20 pm
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frame protectant

😆 oh, marketing...


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:23 pm
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Seems even they don't know what it stands for!

'Frame Protectant'??..really??


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:33 pm
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[b]protectant[/b] [i](noun)[/i]:
a substance that provides protection, e.g. against disease or ultraviolet radiation.
-- [url= http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/protectant?region=uk&q=protectant ]OED[/url]

Seems legit.


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:33 pm
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Seems it is;

"Protectant - A substance that provides protection"

Still sounds stupid...


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:34 pm
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so my bike wont get ill or sunburnt

Brilliant

Now can it stop the effect of cosmic rays 😉


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:35 pm
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To be fair I've always coated my motorbikes in WD40 and its kept them looking fresh despite riding all year round.


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:36 pm
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Now can it stop the effect of cosmic rays

What, [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/at-the-current-rate-of-deterioration-in-the-global-weather-systems-patterns ]climate change[/url]? 😉


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:37 pm
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Anyway, as long as it still smells like WD-40, I'll be having some 😀


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:38 pm
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Hope GT85 make something like that coz it smells nicer 🙂


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:47 pm
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Just a thought but doesn't WD stand for water displacement so how will the foam
bike wash work?


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 6:49 pm
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Or Brut 😆


 
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Always used WD40 on my son's BMX racer back in the '80s but the chain was cleaned after every race and left dry until the next race day. Chain and sprocket wear was minimal, it's always been good stuff.


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 7:38 pm
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Just a thought but doesn't WD stand for water displacement so how will the foam bike wash work?

This.

Hope they bring out bottled water next.


 
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I'll stick with GT85 thanks.


 
Posted : 02/09/2012 8:04 pm
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road.cc have a review of the WD-40 PTFE lube and they seemed to quite like it.
http://road.cc/content/review/64289-wd40-specialist-high-performance-ptfe-lubricant


 
Posted : 03/09/2012 2:22 pm

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