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Old 04-25-22 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
Years ago I read that 3 in 1 was a vegetable based oil and would "dry out" and form a varnish-like film over time, sort of like Linseed Oil. That wasn't true then and isn't now. It's just a light petroleum oil and will work fine.
Yea. My can 3-in-One is from the late 80s (I use it for wheel building) and it has never formed any kind of varnish.
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