WD 40 on pipeslice

[Mgrant]

Do most people spray wd40 in to there , to lubricate and stop rusting?

 

[Keefy]

No, just change the blade/wheel.

 

[Best]

Spraying wd40 into the pipeslices is a quick way to get the water out of them and keep them freed up. But they really should occasionally be stripped apart, cleaned of corrosion and dirt and then a little grease on roller shafts and slight oiling.
I find the rollers can seize unknown to me and make it hard to use, if not kept in good order.

 

[antdad]

Use mineral oil (baby oil) (3 in 1) it's a better lubricant than WD40.

 

[tamz]

A wee dab of laco gets the wheels moving again until i remember to bin them for a new set.
I've not got the time or inclination to strip them down for a tenner.
WD40 is not oil btw

 

[howard.grey28]

If you do not wipe clean any pipework cut with your lubricated cutters it can prevent the solder from sealing your fittings. You have been warned.

 

[thereisawizza]

Use mineral oil (baby oil) (3 in 1) it's a better lubricant than WD40.

You keep baby oil in the van?.............

 

[SimonG]

You keep baby oil in the van?.............

You don't!!

 

[AlexGas]

I keep a fork... :44:

 

[rpm]

I`m saying nothing but prepared for anything up to a point. :coolgleamA:

 

[AlexGas]

It could be a new thread - Things you keep in the van! :teeth_smile:

 

[Alex Knight]

Just stick another set on the company account...

 

[student plumber]

Don't use WD40 on pipe slices with plastic parts, it can rot them, turns the plastic hard and brittle and fractures.

Told not to use it on double glazing hinges (PVC), and suggested to me to use it to lubricate grommets to make it easier to constuct electrical control boxes, (boxes shattered).

If you've got Irwin or Monument and WD40 and btw then you might chance it, but don't guarantee the plastic lasting a long time.

 

[Mgrant]

Just stick another set on the company account...

Do you get a tool allowance or tools bought then?

 

[Alex Knight]

Do you get a tool allowance or tools bought then?

I bought my own hand tools originally, so if they break in the line of duty il just grab a replacement