JanMM

Forgot to add the to my post which was mostly not serious.
But, wonder how that would compare to using oil in a hub? Been a long time since I had hubs with oil ports (nothing but grease in those hubs) so I won't be trying this out.

Fully agree that there are better products available.

markjenn

How many times does it have to be said before it sinks in? It says in WD-40's own literature that it is a light lubricant. Nope, that the best lubricant for many uses, but it IS intended to lubricate after the solvent evaporates. That's the whole idea behind WD40.... a light lubricant in a solvent carrier.

- Mark

kentlasd

For what it's worth from the old guy. I used WD-40 to rense the dirt and metal from chain. Let it set and wipe thoroughly.
It's a solvent more than lubricant. Next I applied White Lighting. A self-cleaning wax lubricant. Let it work in and wipe off excess.
Lightening is dry wax and the chain looks and is clean. You'll have a new look. Lightning attracks the least amount of dirt. As I said, from the old guy I've used this combo for 25 years. This chain is original. Is dirty and has 10,000 miles on it. Not hard riding but frequent.

rumrunn6

op - cool - thanks for sharing

martianone

have used WD-40 for years, especially after riding in the rain, slushy or snow sloppy conditions - taking advantage of the WD aspect of this product. a light spray and wipe off with a rag or paper towel keeps the rust at bay, plus it seems to allow the real lube to penetrate better.
another useful product for chain upkeep is Hoppes no 9, a lightly dampened rag with no 9 rubbed over the chain or deraileur parts will help clean the gunk off - it really works.

ben4345

Why would you use WD40 as lube, it's more expensive than a lot of others real lubes. They are like the maglites, of lubes.

Looigi

We may malign WD40, but they are stepping up to rescue the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross:

https://velonews.competitor.com/2012/...in-2012_237645

StanSeven

I'm anxious to see how it works. The company has lots more experience than most of the businesses that sell lube now. From their website:

WD-40 BIKE is a subsidiary business unit focused exclusively on cycling-specific maintenance products.
WD-40 BIKE will offer an initial product range including wet and dry chain lubricants, a heavy-duty degreaser, a foaming bike wash and a frame protectant.
The WD-40 BIKE line was developed over the past 12 months in collaboration with WD-40 scientists, professional bike mechanics and bicycle retailers.

shipwreck

WD-40 is the reason I won't use my LBS that opened here a couple years ago. I stopped and looked at an old columbia sa 3 speed he was selling for 300 bucks, and as I was on one of my SA AW hubbed bikes the owner and I talked about them a little. I asked if he had seviced the hub(300$!!! I figured he must have done something)and he told me he had "sprayed damn near half a can of wd-40 in there, but it won't go into second. Thats ok though, you don't need that gear". He went on to tell me that the oil port in a IG hub was made for the red tube that comes with a WD-40 can.
And he has a framed UBI diploma on the wall, all I can figure is it stands for "UnBox, Install.

SteamDonkey74

Me five. I used to use WD-40 on my chain regularly, and never had a problem, but then someone told me it was bad, so I stopped.

Hand me some of that popcorn, would you?

AlmostTrick

I work with a guy that once told me WD-40 was "food grade", meaning it could be used on equipment that processes food. He even sprayed a shot in his mouth as proof.

Looigi

WD40 is like a hammer. If you know what it's for and how to use it it's great. If not, you can do a lot of damage.

Rekless1

Its top secret what it really is so no one knows for absolute sure.

But..... It consists of a carrier , which is believed to be a stoddard solvent (mineral spirts) and a mineral oil based light lube plus the propellent (which has changed over the years). The carrier/solvent evaporates over time and leaves behind the mineral oil as a lube/coating.

Basically your lubing with mineral oil for better or worse.

JanMM

Unbelievable but I believe your story.

SPiN 360

Of course. WD-40 is for Water Displacement. I put a light coating on the blades of my ice skates so they don't corrode during storage over the Summer.

lopek77

Another mix of mineral spirits and wax or regular oil?

RALEIGH_COMP 

Amen looigi im with you on this, its like saying "dont use adjustable wrenches you will strip the fastener, they make specifically designed wrenches for what size u need." just use it correctly and it wont ruin or destroy anything, it could actually save the day in many instances.(especially when its all you got at the time)

So funny reading all the people that are anti WD, im no expert on lube (for bikes ) by any means but all the claims of saying it is a solvent and not a lubricant, and or it attracts dirt. its just so repetitive, somehow knowing "wd-40 stands for water displacer attempt #40" makes them know it is an inferior product.

Seems like the people that are for, or even neutral about wd40 speak from personal experience of it meeting their needs. most of the WD bashing sounds like it was read off a competing brand website, or from another thread in which everyone agreed with each other.

hope no one ran out of popcorn...

Garfield Cat

The Company had a booth at the Las Vegas Interbike trade show. They developed a new line of products for the bike market. Its not the same as the WD-40 that you get from Home Depot.

A224H

1. Clean chain.
2. Spray WD-40, allow it to do its aforementioned job.
3. Wipe chain, lube, wipe chain again.
4. ???
5. Profit.

Seriously though, these products look like chain lube, degreaser, car/bike soap and car/bike wax...nothing new really.

steve0257

People actually lube their chains?

Garfield Cat

This isn't rocket science for any of the manufacturers.

frantik

yep.. it's got nothing to do with WD-40 except the brand name.

ironically WD-40 company's original name was Rocket Chemical Company

Notso_fastLane

Have you tried Boeshield? It's specifically designed for that purpose (I use it on my expensive blades (swords and knives) when they go into storage).

rpclark

As a youngster I used 3in1 oil for bike chain lube because that's what dad had in the toolbox. The chain got pretty cruddy. Years later I started using WD40 on my motorcycle chain. I don't remember why I started but the chains always seemed to stay relatively clean and lasted a long time. My motorcycle has a belt now, but I still use it on my bicycle chain.

rumrunn6

yesterday I heard that Pam cooking spray would work OK ...