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Originally Posted by HamishBoxer
Did some one say a while back to soak the over wind in WD40?
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This is could be a viable option, pitch does dissolve in WD40 (not as readily as mineral turpentine) and therefore it is a possible solvent option for the pitch, and it obviously did work from the description, where the transformer in question was re-coated in pitch. So I guess, one could argue it would look original after that.
I only have a couple of misgivings, it appears that WD-40 is hygroscopic, see:
http://worldphaco.com/uploads/THE_WD.pdf
and pitch itself has a tacky surface. I prefer varnish (and I also coat my restored waxies with this) because dust doesn't stick to it after it dries.