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Boater Sam · 11th Aug 2018, 9:06 am

As I understood it, the problem with WD40 and ilk is not dissolving or melting of plastics but the degrading of some polymers leading to embrittlement. It's the white spirit I think, which certainly causes some paints to curl and strip.
But what do I know?!

11th Aug 2018, 9:06 am	#11
Boater Sam Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, UK. & Winter in the Philippines. Posts: 3,897	Re: Bush TR82B As I understood it, the problem with WD40 and ilk is not dissolving or melting of plastics but the degrading of some polymers leading to embrittlement. It's the white spirit I think, which certainly causes some paints to curl and strip. But what do I know?!