Tony Alfrey wrote:
Basil Chupin wrote:
Tony Alfrey wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote: <snip>
Maybe I could ask kere about my satelite dish getting rusty due to the sea breeze, there sure is some kind soul here that works with EM coatings :-P Use WD-40
WD-40 is almost totally useless because it is predominantly kerosene.
Google is your friend. WD-40 (which stands for "water displacement formula #40) is a mixture of Stoddard Solvent (similar to kerosene in the sense that all hydrocarbons that come from a refining stack are similar to kerosene) and mineral oil. So the function of the Stoddard solvent is to help displace the water that is responsible for causing the corrosion, leaving behind a layer of mineral oil that helps prevent further water incursion. And it can be used to squirt into that squeaking fan on your Linux box.
I'll only post once on this subject. WD-40 is pretty much worthless with FAR better products on the market. As to his dish, there are a number of applications that will stop corrosion, and they aren't expensive. First, if he removes the corrosion, then clean the disk to remove all oils and other debris, then apply an even coat of any good HARD paste floor wax like Johnson and Johnson. Buff it, let it dry hard, and do the same 2 more times.....done. The one I'd use, as I've run it through saline spray tests in a warm humidity chamber for a number of ours with NONE, NADA, NO corrosion on bar steel bar stock is "Brown Polymer," which was developed for firearms. One even coating on that dish and I'd bet it'd never corrode again. Fred -- "Politicians and diapers need to be changed regularly -- and for the same reason." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org