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Originally Posted by stevestrat
Wouldn't advise WD40 as it can attract dirt and gum up a lock.
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I believe that WD info says the opposite and thin oil might gum up things a bit as WD 40 is supposed to clean them. The WD does seem to evaporate after a while though and leaves hardly a trace of it having been there.
Personally I have, over time, unstuck lots of things that have stayed un-stuck using WD 40.--The main thing to keep it off is anything with pure rubber in as opposed to synthetic stuff. Pure rubber swells up..--
Over here in France I have bought a couple of spray cans that appear to have a very light oil in them coupled with Graphite. The oil seems to almost vanish leaving a semi-dry lubricant in the exact place you want it to be. Might be on sale too in the UK.