Geo-TH,In

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WD40 really does dry out. I posted oiling my overhead doors with WD40. Someone her said WD40 will dry out and sure enough it did. I went to Menards and bought garage door lube with silicone. The screw drive on one a door I oiled with WD40 started crying. Silicone to the rescue.
I need to buy more garage lube.
 
I believe screw-drive openers are supposed to be lubricated with white lithium grease. Silicone lube has its place, but not on a screw drive.
 
Mark,
I'll post back if the screw driver starts taking again.

It's easy to spray drive while standing on the ground.
George
 
Thanks, I didn't know that.
The silicone in a can said it was garage door lubricant.
Next trip to Mebards, I'll look for white grease in a can.
BTW, I carry white grease in the trunk. It never dries up.
 
(quoted from post at 08:46:07 01/18/20) My old skin drys out too.
What do you use.

Get some udder balm for your skin. Also put it on the back of your hands and fingers before going out in the cold, it's like bear grease and will help keep them warm, especially if your doing something that requires taking off your gloves a lot..
 
We used to use udder balm on the dairy.

Next trip to Rural King I'll pick some
up.
I think wearing these two gloves at the
same time
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto2557.jpg"
Allows me to work with gloves on , but my
fingers will get cold if temps are below
freezing.
 
I've gone to using LPS No. 1 for lube and rust prevention. No silicone and leaves a slight waxy coating that last longer. Better for pliers, wire cutters, etc. Spray on and let it dry a couple of days.
 
WD40 is not really a lubricant. It is a water displacement fluid. It even contains a small amount of fish oil and some anglers spray it on their lures. WD40 is great for an engine that has been immersed in water , spray all the electrical conections,distributor , anywhere water shouldn't be and it is spot on , you will soon have the engine running. Wet distributor on a tractor, spray it and start your tractor. WD stands for WATER DISPLACEMENT and if you use it as a lube you will be lubing every three or four days.
 
I was going to say the same thing.

The "40" comes from it being the 40th formulation the U.S. Navy tested.
 
(quoted from post at 07:01:55 01/18/20) We used to use udder balm on the dairy.

Next trip to Rural King I'll pick some
up.
I think wearing these two gloves at the
same time
&lt;img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto2557.jpg"
Allows me to work with gloves on , but my
fingers will get cold if temps are below
freezing.

I liked the salve that Dr.Naylor Dilators, used for diary cows, on my hands.
Milking cows in the winter is hard on the hands.

Dusty
 
George: here's a common version of white lithium spray grease. Wally world or most hardware stores should have it, and for less than the Amazon price in the link--I'm just putting that up as a visual. Useful stuff--I always keep a can handy.
white lithium spray grease
 
If you use it on a distributor cap be sure to wipe or blow it out pretty good because it is flammable, I am sure you can figure out how I know this !!
 
Orscheln's sell that white spray grease I use it on the chains on my balers when I park them for the winter plus a lot of other places. Have a can of it sitting right here on the computer desk
 
Both WD 40 and PB Blaster have come out with NEW products check this out. And due to not being able to post 2 links, check out next post. joe
40
 
Saw these in Depot a couple of weeks ago. Looks very handy but didn't buy any. That top assembly does pop off so I guess you can snap it onto something else. Stop at NAPA and pickup a can of chain and cable lubes for motorcycles. Works dandy because it foams up and soaks I to everything.
cvphoto2599.jpg
 
Correct. WD40 was water displacement experiment number 40. Not really a lube. Good for a little while. Has lots of uses.
Many are using silicone for lubing. It will not attract dust. There is a carrier in the silicone mix that carries the silicone molecule. Actually, the carrier will evaporate leaving the silicone molecule adhering to the surface. A good experiment is on my table saw: the trunions , the threaded rods, underneath gets dust on them, then hard to turn. If you oil them, this attracts sawdust. Try silicone.
 
I've never found any acceptable lube for a screw drive opener.

Every time I have tried lubing one the grease would sling and drip on the car.

Then about the time it quit dripping, the original squealing and dragging returned.

Time to trade it for a belt drive.
 
George, If you will spray the torsion springs on your doors with some of that Garage Door Lube, or most any type of light to medium oil, once a year or so, the springs will most likely never break. Learned this from a garage door installer and also from a school maintenance man.

Garry
 

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