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[Alan R]

Hi ZIPPY-------- I should have put the name in "-------" as I meant it in a generic sense.. I usually get my stuff from Stafford (or the like) at £5 for 5 tins -- and they're bigger than (shhh!, you know what !!)--- and smell nicer too !!

[zippy]

I'm a 3in 1 man myself.it's the bikers aloe vera, - cures all

[jaffa90]

WD40 is a penetrating oil,viscous oil.I use it to prevent rust which is common on enfields.

[Norm]

Zippy,
I used WD40 on my Inter gauges when I had the glass off, wiped the grey face with it and it restored the colour back to original made them look new again and has been that way for a few years now

[Howzie]

Hello one & all, Many thanks for all your help & tips, great stuff that's what I like about this site fantastic.
Cheers.

[Gwilly]

Taken from wikipedia re WD 40.

NORM LARSEN sold WD-40 and Rocket Chemical in the early-fifties for a mere $20,000 (no royalties, no residuals, as he believed he would always be able to invent something better), to Sam Crivello, Gene DeFalco, and two others................oh bollocks.

[Jack]

Wouldn't you be able to do this in situ,by removing the tyre and tube then replacing it and spin it from there on the forks?jack.

[John L]

WD40 is wonderful stuff for what it's designed for - displacing moisture......
It's next to useless as a penetrating oil, and not very much better at lubricating......
Just my 2p's worth..................

[Alan R]

Hi guys----------- JACK, it's actually better to balance the WHOLE tyre,wheel assembly as a complete unit just after a new tyre has done its' initial 100 miles or so of "scrubbing-in"... Just a point of note}---- if you do your own tyre changes, most manufacturers will have pre-balanced a new tyre with a coloured dot of some description (red or yellow seems favourite)---- this will indicate the LIGHTEST POINT and should be placed alongside the valve...Have a good look at this Dunlop Fact Sheet }--- http://www.dunlop.eu/dunlop_euen/mc/tyres/tyre_care.jsp --------------------

[Jack]

AlanR,we had moved on from balancing to truing the rim,so that's what i was describing.