WD40 - is it okay to use or not anymore?

[jigflinger]

Read there MSDS sheet. It contains VOC's Volitale Organic Compounds. This equals not good for the water, and not good for medical uses. But if you insist go soak your lures and hands. I will continue to use it as a rust preventative and general lubricant.

Since you included,"not good for the water" i am guessing that you do not fish from a gas powered boat. If you do, would you perform the following experiment, please? Take a can of WD-40 and spray in the water and see what happens. Now start your boat motor. Do you notice the oil slick created by the exhaust? (this oil slick will be much less obvious with a 4 stroke as only the exhaust gas is contributing). Now look where you sprayed the WD-40. What do you see? Now which one is worse for the water? Neither one is what a tree hugger would call "good" for the water, but the WD-40 is, by far, the lesser of the two. So SirBob, I do not believe the manufacturer just because they print something. I have read thousands of MSDS when I painted cars for a living.

[Eagle 1]

I DON'T USE IT MUCH BUT I DON'T HUG TREES EITHER !

[backtocrappie]

I know it kills wasps and some of my trout fishin buddies use it on corn kernels for bait.

[Lowellhturner]

Correct me if I`m mistaken, but the can of WD-40 I`m currently holding says "WARNING: Contents are FLAMMABLE". Never knew cod liver oil was flammable. Would guess it`s a light petroluem product with additives...

[jigflinger]

The propellant used to get it out of the can is the main thing that is flammable.

[BULLFROG-1]

I use crawfish oil or shellfish oil i get from trapping supply companies.

[CrappiePappy]

Correct me if I`m mistaken, but the can of WD-40 I`m currently holding says "WARNING: Contents are FLAMMABLE". Never knew cod liver oil was flammable. Would guess it`s a light petroluem product with additives...

Contents are flammable because it's OIL (petroleum distillates). There's NO cod liver oil involved.

... cp

[CrappiePappy]

The propellant used to get it out of the can is the main thing that is flammable.

The propellant is carbon dioxide. It's the petroleum components that are flammable.

... cp