Freddie Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 If you used WD to lube a child's bicycle wheel bearings, that amount if heat will cook off the WD. Well everyone knows this! You can't use a penetrating lube or oil for something that requires actual "grease". I would be at least a little concerned about residue from the WD40 transferring to the work piece. In my shop, at least, WD40 seems to end up dark as well as I'm not sure I want the oils on my wood. I'm not 100% sure of the makeup of WD-40, but I think it's a petroleum based product like the crc 3-36 I switched to. They do not contain silicone and will not affect finish. I don't bother with waxes anymore, they are obsolete in my shop for my bare metals. I put crc on everything in the shop now and have been recently styling my hair with it. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well everyone knows this! You can't use a penetrating lube or oil for something that requires actual "grease". The guy who asked me might find that snarky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Aren't KY and Astroglide penetrating lubes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Aren't KY and Astroglide penetrating lubes ? Wrong forum Mr. Steve! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-astragal Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm just cracking up at 54 posts on oil for planes. Don't take my grins wrong I respect the dialog. But really? It's oil. Not space station grade lubricant, just slap on some and get to work! More cutting less fondling of your tool. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Astroglide was actually made from a by-product of NASA research! So life comes full circle sometimes ! Not that I would use it for other than recreational purposes. < MASSIVE EVIL GRIN ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Re-re-resurrecting an old post. Just a qualifier first...I already bought the Japanese Camellia oil, so I'm as good as committed to it. Specifically, this one http://www.amazon.com/Yoshihiro100%25-Japanese-Maintenance-Complimentary-Sabitori/dp/B00AZ6SYSY/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1425990547&sr=1-1 Regarding my nicer LN metal items (saws, planes, holdfast), with regards to keeping shiny: How exactly do I apply the oil? Which metal bits should I be oiling? All of them? Steel, Brass, Iron, Bronze, blades, etc? Thanks gang. I kept it specific so as not to restart the whole Camellia vs. Jajoba oil vs. 3 in 1 vs. olive oil argument thing -VJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 ==>Camellia oil If folks want to use WD-40, have at it… However, many experienced craftsman prefer natural vegetable oils… Camellia oil is a good place to start... ==>Which metal bits should I be oiling? All of them? Steel, Brass, Iron, Bronze, blades, etc? Way overthinking this… It's a tool -- brass tarnishes, totes get dirty… Who cares? Just spray/add drops/whatever and wipe everywhere with a cotton cloth – save the cloth (I keep mine in jar)... Over time, the cloth becomes saturated and the amount of new oil consumed goes down… In the spirit of full transparency, I buy liquid 3-36 in gallon presentations… I dispense with 32oz spray bottles… I take the tool to the shop sink, spray 3-36 all over it and wipe back with a cotton cloth… It it's something like a plane, and I'm in a particularly OCD frame of mind, then I'll hit it with shop air to get the oil out of the nooks&crannies -- most of the time, I don't bother - a drip/dry approach: a little oil never hurts a hand tool, but a little rust does... Absolutely no finesse involved… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaichel Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I keep a 3m microfiber cloth charged with the camellia oil and stored in a tupperware container at my sharpening station. It makes it easy to wipe down a blade after sharpening but also the tools at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 WD-40 then wipe the excess, for all my hand tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabinfever Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Another vote for the CRC 3-36. Doesn't leave any residue and keeps my tools rust free much longer than Camelia oil, which is what I tried first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thank you all for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4square Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I use Boeshield T-9 water proof spray. Light coat every so often.Let it dry then buff . I also use paste wax on just the soles of the planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneAndDestroy Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Haven't seen anyone mention it yet, so I'll chime in. I use Ballistol. It's good enough for my guns that get dragged through the rain, dropped in streams and set down in the dirt, so I'm sure it can protect the tools I lovingly keep in a wooden chest. It's basically mineral oil, another fatty acid oil that's in our diets, and a bunch of essential oils to make it smell the way it smells. Pretty sure you can lick it and be just fine. I have a rag charged with it that I keep in one of those Lee Valley plane iron cases. Since its mineral oil I doubt it would mess with any finish, and I haven't had that happen yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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