Reply to post: Re: WD-40

Who's got the WD-40? Owners of Motorola's rebooted Razr whinge about creaky hinge

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Re: WD-40

It will actually be dissolved by most non-polar solvents. It is a wax. It gets harder as the lighter fractions slowly evaporate with time, AFAIK it doesn't actually harden like linseed oil or teak oil.

However, using silicone spray instead may not be a good idea because the stuff can penetrate into weak electrical pressure contacts and cause intermittents.

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