Originally Posted by
Beaker
I think that your first reaction to WD40 was the right one - if you use it to degrease parts be sure to lube the parts with something suitable afterwards, WD40 isn't a lubricant. It's original purpose was simply to displace water from moving parts, but it also happens to be a pretty efficient degreaser.
Yeah, I thought I remembered reading somewhere that using WD-40 to lubricate the chain was worse than having no lubrication at all. So it's okay as long as I use normal lube after WD-40'ing? Any recommendations for a 409 substitute?