Cleaning up yellowed/grubby plastic?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Aug 25 17:52:03 2004

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Teo Zenios wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch_at_30below.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Cleaning up yellowed/grubby plastic?
>
>
> > Rumor has it that Fred Cisin may have mentioned these words:
> >
> > >REAL mechanics may or may not know anything about any of the
> > >other characteristics of lubricants, but they do, at least,
> > >know that there that there are many different viscousities
> > >of lubricants, and that you need to use one of appropriate
> > >"thickness".
> > >
> > >It's a drag to repair damage done by amateurs, putting
> > >WD40 on things that actually needed a heavy grease.
> >
> > Viscosity is also a large factor on environment. WD40 works great on my
> > door hinges in my house, but I use heavy grease on automotive door
> hinges...
> >
> > Just IMHO,
> > Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> >
>
> Real mechanics read the manual that came with the machine they need to lube,
> and they also make sure the lube is rated for the temperature their gear
> will run in. Last time I checked viscosity is temperature dependent, so you
> might need something "thicker" in hotter climates and something "thinner" in
> colder ones.
>
> If you are not sure, then go ask somebody who might have a clue (well works
> for me anyway).
>
> For quite a few purposes around the house where something is old and stuck
> and just needs to get moving again (not worth the time and effort for a
> rebuild) WD40 works just fine.

I'm pretty sure the suggestion was to use WD40 as a yellowing-case
cleaner. How did this suddenly turn into a discussion on lubrication?

Fred??

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