@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agoPeople have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong?message-square221fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down120
arrow-up1159arrow-down1message-squarePeople have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agomessage-square221fedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilink35•6 months agoWd40 isn’t lube at all, it’s a solvent. Though the wd40 brand does make a whole lot of lubricants too.
minus-square@genslink20•6 months agoYea, it’s called Water Displacement formula 40. A penetrating oil mixed with stuff. Not nearly as goid as grease
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilink6•6 months agoGrease isn’t always the right thing either. For plastic-on-metal, you definitely don’t want grease.
minus-square@genslink7•6 months agoDidn’t know that. Turns out some lubricants cause plastic to swell or harden and crack. Recommended to use silicone or special lubricants. https://readingplastic.com/choosing-the-right-lubricant-for-plastic-parts/
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteenlinkfedilink1•6 months agoHmm, most my door hinges have a little plastic ring on them I assume to reduce squeaking. Sounds like I should switch away from grease for those. Didn’t realize this
Wd40 isn’t lube at all, it’s a solvent. Though the wd40 brand does make a whole lot of lubricants too.
Yea, it’s called Water Displacement formula 40. A penetrating oil mixed with stuff. Not nearly as goid as grease
Grease isn’t always the right thing either. For plastic-on-metal, you definitely don’t want grease.
Didn’t know that. Turns out some lubricants cause plastic to swell or harden and crack. Recommended to use silicone or special lubricants. https://readingplastic.com/choosing-the-right-lubricant-for-plastic-parts/
Hmm, most my door hinges have a little plastic ring on them I assume to reduce squeaking. Sounds like I should switch away from grease for those. Didn’t realize this