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WD-40 & Silicone Spray. When is one better over the other? Holy Crikey 10-04-2006
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Posted by Holy Crikey on October 4, 2006, 9:03 pm


I have squeaking front and garage entrance door hinges in my house I
need to spray with lubrication during the winter because it gets so
loud. I used WD-40 a couple of times, but the irritating noise would
come back only after a few days.

Someone told me to give silicone spray a try, so I might do that, but
thought I'd pose a question in here to learn when using one over the
other is better.

Is metal on metal contact for WD-40 and the silicone spray for
everything else? Please clarify. Thanks!

Posted by on October 4, 2006, 9:07 pm


wrote:

>I have squeaking front and garage entrance door hinges in my house I
>need to spray with lubrication during the winter because it gets so
>loud. I used WD-40 a couple of times, but the irritating noise would
>come back only after a few days.
>
>Someone told me to give silicone spray a try, so I might do that, but
>thought I'd pose a question in here to learn when using one over the
>other is better.
>
>Is metal on metal contact for WD-40 and the silicone spray for
>everything else? Please clarify. Thanks!

WD-40 is not a lubricant. Silicone spray is excellent except you will
have great difficulty painting anything that has silicone residue on
it.

Posted by professorpaul on October 4, 2006, 9:17 pm


WD-40 is essentially kerosene and a carrier/spray. Nice for cleaning
metal, loosening things up, etc., like a penetrating oil, but NO
long-term lubricant properties. For garage doors, etc., I use an SAE-80
gear oil, as it doesn't run as much, and pretty well stays where I put
it. The silicon lubricants are generally waterproof, but as the last
poster points out, they mess up the surface for painting, unless very
throughly cleaned. I use WD-40 for cleaning, but NOT lubricating
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