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02-24-2005, 08:20 AM

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:34:19 +0800, Oscar <oscar.tiel@washington.com>
may have said:

>Werehatrack wrote:
>
>> WD40 is not as good as a penetrant as Liquid Wrench. Neither is likely
>> to have much effect in my experience, but LW has the better shot at
>> actually doing something.
>>
>> For real hints, start here:
>>
>> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html
>>
>
>Diesel fuel is better than either of those for penetrating fine gaps.

Its presence on the bike and user may cause both to get evicted from
the house for the duration, though. (But LW doesn't smell much
better, as I recall; it's just a lot less pungent.)

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02-24-2005, 08:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
Werehatrack Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Liquid Wrench On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:34:19 +0800, Oscar <oscar.tiel@washington.com> may have said: >Werehatrack wrote: > >> WD40 is not as good as a penetrant as Liquid Wrench. Neither is likely >> to have much effect in my experience, but LW has the better shot at >> actually doing something. >> >> For real hints, start here: >> >> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html >> > >Diesel fuel is better than either of those for penetrating fine gaps. Its presence on the bike and user may cause both to get evicted from the house for the duration, though. (But LW doesn't smell much better, as I recall; it's just a lot less pungent.) -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.