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>> No. 3470 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:06 pm
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Some knob has stuck chewing gum in my car door keyhole.

I've pulled the worst of it off from around the lock but how best would I got about dealing with the bit in the lock?
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>> No. 3471 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:11 pm
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Acetone will do it.

Remember your lock will need re-oiling afterwards.
>> No. 3472 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:34 pm
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>>3471
Seconding this. Acetone doesn't mess around. Squirt some WD40 after.
>> No. 3473 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:35 pm
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>>3472

WD40 is shit, GT85 is the real deal.
>> No. 3474 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:38 pm
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>>3473
British oil for British locks!
>> No. 3475 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:40 pm
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>>3474

WD40 is not oil, it's water based. Hence, shit.
>> No. 3476 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 9:58 pm
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Would Nail Polish Remover do the job?
>> No. 3477 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 10:00 pm
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>>3476
Yes, it's essentially acetone.

Also WD40 is fine, stop being princesses.
>> No. 3478 Anonymous
14th September 2015
Monday 10:31 pm
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>>3477
Stop supporting American mercantilism over our industries.
>> No. 3479 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 9:47 am
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>>3477

WD40 is shit at doing the job it is meant for, displacing water and destroying rust, because it's a water based product for light household use.

Any mechanic worth their salt uses GT85. Don't trust a man's spanners unless he has a rubber mallet in his tool box either.
>> No. 3480 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 2:47 pm
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>>3479
Not sure where you're getting 'water based' from for WD40, but you're wrong.
It's a bunch of light oils (too light to be much use as lubricants, good for washing existing lubricants out of places) and a bit of something viscous and oily to leave a residue once the light stuff evaporates away (hence water displacing).
>> No. 3481 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 6:34 pm
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>>3479

>Don't trust a man's spanners unless he has a rubber mallet in his tool box either.

Is that a euphemism?
>> No. 3482 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 6:41 pm
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>>3481
Yes. Don't catch the gift.
>> No. 3483 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 9:55 pm
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>>3474
May I take this opportunity to point out the car in OP's picture is a Mustang - an American car.
>> No. 3484 Anonymous
15th September 2015
Tuesday 10:52 pm
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>>3480

This. WD-40 was invented during WWII for weapon and machinery maintenance especially in adverse conditions. It is a light oil that is good at dissolving rust and grease-based dirt, but as a light and volatile oil, it tends to be quite poor at keeping moving parts lubricated permanently.

You should also never use WD-40 on things like motorbike or bicycle chains, because it can remove a chain's inner lubrication which, once washed out, is very difficult to replenish.

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