WD40 on electric panel

[lenseman]

I belive you can mix white spirit and parrafin wax to do the same thing

Yup It is the White Spirit which is the water repellant.

WD-40 is just a con.

 

[pvb]

WD-40 is just a con.

But it's very convenient, which is why people buy it.

 

[Cariadco]

WD 40??

I thought WD 40, stood for War Department, well the WD bit anyways. No idea about the 40......

 

[Seajet]

I thought WD 40, stood for War Department, well the WD bit anyways. No idea about the 40......

Water Dispersal, formula attempt no.40, deffo'.

 

[Enya]

I use silicone spray on the panels in the cockpit ie key hole for engine and other switches. I dont like WD 40 because its messy and only suitable for rusty things.

Am I doing good, bad or nothing much for the panels?

Enya

 

[Zagato]

ACF-50 - kills rust dead, repels water and is used to protect electrics

Plus Gas - for penetrating tight fasteners!

WD-40, it's like Waxoyl everyone sells it but there are far better products for the job... Dinitrol or Bilt Hamber before you ask

 

[Conachair]

I rather doubt it, unless you have a very old can! The propellant in WD40 is carbon dioxide these days - very unlikely to help start an engine.

I always thought it was the 50% paraffin which did it

 

[srah1953]

When I looked up the ACF50 website, it seems to mention 2 products- ACF 50 and Corrosion Blocker. Are they 2 different products to be used in different circumstances?

 

[pvb]

I always thought it was the 50% paraffin which did it

You have to remember that the actual amount of liquid in the can isn't that great. It was the hydrocarbon propellant which used to help start engines.

 

[lenseman]

. . . . . and Corrosion Blocker. . . . . . .

For corrosion blocker the answer is easy. Anything that will prevent oxygen and or water getting to the metal.

Think oil, grease, Vaseline and petroleum jelly or in some instances a vacuum.

 

[Muxey]

The best way to cure rust is melt it down and start again

 

[Zagato]

When I looked up the ACF50 website, it seems to mention 2 products- ACF 50 and Corrosion Blocker. Are they 2 different products to be used in different circumstances?

It's the same, can be bought off E-Bay for about £12 per can through a company called Wemoto

 

[Neil_Y]

For corrosion blocker the answer is easy. Anything that will prevent oxygen and or water getting to the metal.

Think oil, grease, Vaseline and petroleum jelly or in some instances a vacuum.

To a certain extent, but if there is any moisture and oxygen present when you apply the grease. vaseline then you have a corrosion cell, the addvantage of the chemical reactions with corrosion blcok and acf-50 is they remove moisture from the surface and stop the corossion cells. So it is far better than just a protective layer.

 

[G12]

A better solution to protect electrics/electronics is ACF-50, a more recent and more advanced water displacer.

It's way more than just that. It's truly excellent stuff........ but its about £15 a can. I use it everywhere!

 

[nigelmercier]

Is there any possibility that spraying WD40 on the back of the electric panel could give rise to an electrical short?

No, because WD-40 is an insulator, and therefore should not be used on electrical connections.