My Reply follows quote. On 14/12/2002 12:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Amato) >Someone suggested Vaseline. I think that makes a lot of sence. >Everyone forgets that it's "petroleum" jelly - that's OIL. >I used to make leather goods and used it to bring new life to dry leather. >It's great on leather boots, makes them pliable and waterproof. >And it's cheap and readily available and sticks to the surface. >Great idea. >-- >> From: Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 22:32:54 -0600 >> Subject: Re: Lubricating an HP inkjet printer >> >> For anyone interested, DuraLube's squirt can of oil melted the rubber around >> my power antenna on my car and made it impossible to run up or down. I would >> use something less aggressive like sewing machine oil and not much of that. >> >> on 12/13/02 8:36 PM, sean weijand at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Just a note: >>> >>> WD-40 is not really a lubricant. if you look on the can you can see >>> what it is made of. there are much better things on the market. i have >>> a can of a product called dura-lube that is way better. if you check >>> your local auto parts supplier i'm sure you can get a much better >>> product than wd-40. -------------- Petroleum products will almost always damage rubber based products. Instead of Vaseline (or other petroleum based lubricants) I would suggest something like "SilGlide" which is a silicone based product. A little goes a long way and it doesn't "spread" with higher temperatures as a petroleum product might. I have used it to free up the action on an ImageWriter II and an Epson Stylus Color 600. Worked wonders.
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