[meteorite-list] WD-40

[Eric Twelker]

Hello List

    Possibly one of the sources of the idea that WD-40 contains water is my
preservation page.  The reason I wrote this was personal experience.  When I
was starting out in the business, I bought a gallon can of WD-40 at the
hardware store.  I poured it into a glass container to treat some
meteorites.  In the bottom, sitting in an immiscible layer was something
that sure looked like water to me.  I didn't analyzed the layer, but when I
heard that WD-40 contained water, I was convinced.

    Regards,

    Eric Twelker
    http://www.meteoritemarket.com



> Hi Mark,
> 
> Did they sum it up in 6 words?? I would like to know why it doesn't
> contain water. If they have tanks that sit empty for any length of time
> there is bound to be some moisture from that alone. While it may be true
> it contains very little moisture (so the customer relations can state it
> doesn't have water as they want you to use their product) it still may
> contain enough to do damage to something susceptible to oxidation (like
> meteorites).
> 
> To say it has no moisture in it at all, well I have a hard time
> believing that from them. Sometimes you have to really define terms and
> break apart information to get to the truth of the matter. A few well
> chosen words on their part really bother me.
> 
> --AL
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