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Re: Other: PL Premium after-life
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 6/4/2011, 7:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: PL Premium after-life (Al Edie)

: It would be worth a try. However, I suspect that the wd40 would not
: penetrate past the outer edge of the piston, which would leave
: the 5200 between the piston and the cartridge wall to set up and
: lock the piston. OTOH if wd40 is really, really good at
: repelling water, perhaps it would actually prevent vapor from
: getting in there, in which case it might prevent the piston from
: seizing.

: Best regards, Allan Edie

WD-40 is a water-displacing spray originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion; WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement – 40th Attempt" according to Wikipedia. Don't see why it wouldn't work if the piston to cartridge line was completedly covered.

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Other: PL Premium after-life
Michael -- 6/1/2011, 5:24 pm
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David Bynoe -- 6/1/2011, 6:29 pm
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Michael -- 6/1/2011, 6:53 pm
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 6/2/2011, 9:40 pm
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Al Edie -- 6/2/2011, 10:08 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 6/4/2011, 12:31 am
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Al Edie -- 6/4/2011, 2:18 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 6/4/2011, 7:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/5/2011, 1:22 am
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Michael -- 6/4/2011, 12:03 am
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Steve Hill -- 6/4/2011, 4:31 am
Re: Other: PL Premium after-life
ancient kayaker -- 6/4/2011, 10:10 am