tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post5289746789669263283..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: WD-40 and Typewriters: Never the Twain Should MeetRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-57513175170663317062022-10-12T15:49:03.733+11:002022-10-12T15:49:03.733+11:00Thank you Rino and Richard for your responses.
Aft...Thank you Rino and Richard for your responses.<br />After I'd "bubble bathed" the segment a couple of times, a distinctly blue-black large mess dripped out, looking almost as if it was oil. What it actually was remains a mystery, but I still lean heavily toward WD-40. I don't think I've ever encountered a situation in which the keys and typebars were so rigid - they just wouldn't budge. The owner went to lengths to try and find out who had put something into the segment,and what it was,without success. <br />Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-64799891842138360792022-09-26T05:47:31.923+10:002022-09-26T05:47:31.923+10:00I've become agnostic on this point, although I...I've become agnostic on this point, although I don't use WD-40 for lubrication just in case. There are professional repairmen who do regularly use the stuff. I think the key is to make sure it doesn't get mixed with dust and then sit there to congeal. It can be used, then flushed out with plenty of mineral spirits. Or — maybe — it can be left to dry, if one is absolutely sure that it's pure and not dirty. As I said, I avoid it myself.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-4175441270387918942022-09-20T14:22:16.454+10:002022-09-20T14:22:16.454+10:00I endorse this post 100%.I endorse this post 100%.rino breebaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732964644950027323noreply@blogger.com