"Aaron Vick Starnes" (aaronstarnes)
01/07/2014 at 15:15 • Filed to: wd40, old. machine, mechanical sympathy, ancient nuts
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"Aaron Vick Starnes" (aaronstarnes)
01/07/2014 at 15:15 • Filed to: wd40, old. machine, mechanical sympathy, ancient nuts | 2
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I'm a car guy. More specifically I'm a car guy with limited financial resources and an affinity for older machinery. This means I do my own work. Older machinery has old bolts. Old bolts need penetrant. My go to used to be a trusty can of WD40. The same stuff my dad used and his dad. I get a warm fuzzy feeling of nostalgia every time I catch a whiff of the magical secret formula that was developed way back in 1953.
The can used to come with a little red straw taped to the side that I would inevitably misplace, but life went on without it. It was merely a slight inconvenience and only when I needed the straw for tight places.
Recently (not that recently) however WD40 introduced what they call the Smart Straw®. I'm not totally sure what they mean my this. It's a wretched bedeviling device that turns what used to be a simple point and squirt task into a wrestling match between man and can that ends in frustration. What happened to just picking up the can and using it? I have to adjust the stupid "SmartStraw" every time I reach for the can.
What's the purpose of this? I hate it. I have bought one can of this design and trying to find the sweet spot where it will actually spray out was frustrating enought for me to look for other options.
I like WD40 products, and I know I could just buy it by the gallon and fill a squirt bottle but I want the old can design back. Am I crazy for hating this "Smart" design?
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:18 |
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You don't have to use the straw...
CalzoneGolem
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:20 |
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Be patient. If this design is as bad as you saw it will go away. Also, have you investigated ripping its head off and replacing it with an old one?
Casper
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:23 |
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I guess I don't see the issue. It works like a normal can if the straw is down. Personally I use PB Blaster for breaking stuff loose anyway and it's far more annoying to have to stick the little straw in the tiny push cap than the WD-40 is to just flip up.
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Aaron Vick Starnes
> CalzoneGolem
01/07/2014 at 15:25 |
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I haven't I just switched products.
Idomathforaliving
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:34 |
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They should make a room fragrance that smells like WD-40 and bacon.
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CalzoneGolem
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:36 |
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PB Blaster?
Shoop
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 15:48 |
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Yes you are.
TwoFortified
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/07/2014 at 18:30 |
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That "warm fuzzy feeling" you get when you smell WD-40 isn't nostalgia my friend.
Also, I agree with you. That said, it is nice to not lose the straw for a change.
Can't you squirt these without raising the straw? Thought you could...
R Henry
> Aaron Vick Starnes
01/14/2014 at 12:00 |
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A can of WD-40 makes a great torch too. Just press the button, spray into a flame, and blammo——a greasy, smoky, stinky torch!
Ed Craig
> Aaron Vick Starnes
06/30/2015 at 17:31 |
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What you need to use is a product called MISTY. I am a mechanic for a local golf club, and this is what I use on all my carts. WD-40 likes to rust. You won’t have any rusting problems with MISTY.