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Old guy at a flea market told me to use lighter fluid on a sticky shutter...
I was fixing a Pentax K1000 last month, and the shutter was sticking bad. This older fellow at a swap meet saw me looking at parts and said, 'Just a drop of Ronsonol on the blades, son, works every time.' I tried it, and it worked for about a day before the gunk came back worse than ever. Had to do a full tear-down and proper clean with proper solvent, which took me three hours. Honestly, it set me back. Anyone else get some real bad advice that sounded good at the time?
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ben4477mo ago
My uncle swore by WD-40 for everything until it ruined his garage door opener. That three hour clean-up sounds brutal.
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seth2187mo ago
People forget WD-40 is a solvent, not a lubricant. It washes away the grease that's actually supposed to be there. That's why things seize up after it dries out.
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the_quinn6mo ago
People do this with all kinds of stuff, using the wrong tool for the job because it's what's handy. It's a quick fix that usually makes the real problem worse later on. You see it way beyond just garage doors.
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