PB BLaster Warning!
07-28-2004, 06:54 PM
#21
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
Jerry
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"SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> WD40 will eat through styrofoam!
>
> Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some
parts
> in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through
> the cooler bottom!
>
>
> "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
> news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection.
> > >
> > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually
knocks
> > >something loose when this happens.
> > >
> > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'.....
> > >
> > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the
> > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like
> > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub.
> > >
> > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that
> > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away!
> > >
> > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for
> > >electrical plugs.
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Less drivel, more Dremel.
> > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
> > and furthermore always carry a small snake.
> > - W.C. Fields
>
>
eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
Jerry
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Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hNUNc.1290241$Ar.491100@twister01.bloor.is.ne t.cable.rogers.com...
> WD40 will eat through styrofoam!
>
> Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some
parts
> in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through
> the cooler bottom!
>
>
> "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
> news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection.
> > >
> > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually
knocks
> > >something loose when this happens.
> > >
> > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'.....
> > >
> > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the
> > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like
> > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub.
> > >
> > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that
> > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away!
> > >
> > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for
> > >electrical plugs.
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Less drivel, more Dremel.
> > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
> > and furthermore always carry a small snake.
> > - W.C. Fields
>
>
07-28-2004, 09:15 PM
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
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> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
07-28-2004, 09:15 PM
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
07-28-2004, 09:15 PM
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
07-28-2004, 09:15 PM
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
news:p8WNc.3424$Xn.1920@fed1read05...
> WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
> eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :)
WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
-John
07-28-2004, 10:28 PM
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Yup: http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
07-28-2004, 10:28 PM
#27
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Yup: http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
07-28-2004, 10:28 PM
#28
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Yup: http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
07-28-2004, 10:28 PM
#29
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Yup: http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Generic wrote:
>
> WD means Water Displacement. It is not a lubricant (except incidentally)
> and will evaporate quickly then leave a sticky residue.
>
> -John
07-29-2004, 09:43 PM
#30
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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
If your Ethernet cables are that corroded don't even use WD40! Replace
them!
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4107C02D.AF642B6D@sympatico.ca...
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection.
>
> So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks
> something loose when this happens.
>
> A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'.....
>
> Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the
> USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like
> WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub.
>
> The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that
> came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away!
>
> So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for
> electrical plugs.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
them!
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4107C02D.AF642B6D@sympatico.ca...
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection.
>
> So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks
> something loose when this happens.
>
> A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'.....
>
> Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the
> USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like
> WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub.
>
> The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that
> came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away!
>
> So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for
> electrical plugs.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's