Wow, learned a lot today.... repeated exposure to human skin? Crap, maybe that's why I twitch.... I don't know how I'm going to live to be an old man.... exposed to so many chemicals in my younger days... the place that did our x-ray and penetrant inspection had big vats of tri-chlor, we used to stand over them and wash parts, fumes were nasty, could get a good high real quick.
Then there was the occasional gulp of gasoline when you were siphoning out of dad's truck to fill up your dirt bike.... oh... model airplane glue.... ahhh.. the memories... that are fading fast.... :-)
Brian Lamb
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Weimaraner Rescue of Arizona
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On May 10, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Jerry wrote:
The fish oil is an urban legend.
Jerry P
Formulation
WD-40's formula is a trade secret. The product is not patented, to avoid completely disclosing its ingredients.[2][3] WD-40's main ingredients, according to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet information, are:
51% Stoddard solvent (i.e., mineral spirits: primarily hexane, somewhat similar to kerosene)
25% Liquefied petroleum gas (presumably as a propellant; carbon dioxide is now used instead to reduce WD-40's considerable flammability)
15+% Mineral oil (light lubricating oil)
10-% Inert ingredients
The German version of the mandatory EU safety sheet lists the following safety-relevant ingredients:
60�80% Heavy Naphtha (petroleum product), hydrogen treated
1�5% Carbon dioxide
It further lists flammability and effects to the human skin when repeatedly exposed to WD-40 as risks when using WD-40. Nitrile rubber gloves and safety glasses should be used. Water is unsuitable for extinguishing burning WD-40.
There is a popular urban legend that the key ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil.[4] However, the WD-40 web site states that it is a petroleum based product.[5][6]
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