Not according to the information at the WD-40 web site. It was originaly used to protect the skin of the Atlas Missile, which would be counter productive since it was made out of aircraft aluminum.
David Savage wrote: > At 06:56 AM 14/08/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Beware: Spraying WD40 on steel or aluminum surfaces *promotes* rust. >> > > > I've been informed that it's slightly acidic & it "eats" into aluminium (?) > For this reason (and maybe others) it's not approved for use in aircraft > maintenance. > > On the other hand it works really well as a lubricant when drilling/turning > aluminium (At low speeds. It smells pretty bad when it burns :-). > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > -- cognoscenti: "Those who know" cognesnotty: The stringy material that forms in the nasal passages of "Those who know." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
