WD-40???

[cmaraj1]

what is everyone take on using this as a oil and corrosion preventer?
a guy told me he uses it and has no problems on his penn reels. he also sprays the whole reel with it ?
is this good or bad or what?
his reel is shiny ??

[Bryan Young]

CorrosionX and Corrosion Block

Now, after servicing my reels, there is usually Yamaha Marine or Evinrude Triple Guard grease everywhere, and I just wipe it down where there may be microns of grease left of the reel.  So for, I haven't used anything after fishing with no ill affects.

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

CorrosionX and Corrosion Block

x2 switched to CorrosionX after trying...

[philaroman]

WD40 breaks down other lubricants -- I always felt that it's good outside / bad inside.  if I use it to clean crud off internal parts, I rinse w/ Acetone to remove any WD40 residue before I apply grease/oil...  even for the outside, I spray it on a rag -- not directly on the reel.

[Tightlines667]

I agree, after completing over 150 reel refurbs now, I am beginning to view WD-40 on the internals as my nemesis.  Over time it degrades to a thick goey/Hardish varnish that sticks to everything...not fun to clean/remove, especially from anodized or corroded alum parts.  Works fine as a cleaning solvent, and on the outside but it's corrosion protection and degradation rate properties, make it far inferior to corrosion X, corrosion X HD, or Corrosion block.  A few years back I performed a 3 year test on some new SS pliers I left out in an exposed remote atoll salty air high humidity, high temp environment and corrosion X way outperformed the others.  Wiping the externals regularily w/WD-40 doesn't hurt but Corrosion X is worth the extra $.

[josa1]

I also believe that WD40 is a good solvent that is very cheap.  I seem to remember that I paid only about $8.00 for a gallon can at Home Depot.

For a while I was using it to remove grease and clean out bearings, side plates and other components.  But after I did that I would wash the reels in a Dawn dish soap solution to remove the WD40.  I would say I got VERY clean parts by using this two stage cleaning system.

I think the good results were due to the WD40 doing a good job removing the grease and that the Dawn did a good job of removing the WD40.  This sounds a little complicated, huh?    I don't think I would ever use WD40 as a reel lubricant but it is very good to free up stuck parts.  josa1

[Keta]

WD-40 makes a good solvent/cleaner but that's all I use it for.

[Capt Ahab]

It tastes bad going down but what a kick it gives

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