I find that incredible. WD40 is not a lubricant, it displaces water, the
purpose for which it was invented, hence the initials WD. Did it take 40
tries to get the brass ring?
Graphite would be longer lasting,
Bill Pearce
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From: "James R" <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Ball head lubricant
> Aha - so the WD40 is legit. That's good to know.
> James
>
>
> On 24 Feb 2009, at 14:28, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>
>> James,
>> Glad the graphite worked for you. It's a good dry lubricant that
>> I've used
>> for years in locks, but as you point out it can be very messy. True
>> case of
>> "less is more". My Markins Q-Ball specifically states to use WD-40
>> but so
>> far I haven't needed anything.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:18 AM, James R <londonjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just thought I'd pass on that I've found graphite powder to work well
>>> for this. I bought a tripod off the second hand shop in the sky and
>>> the ball head that came with it was quite 'sticky'. Looking online
>>> someone claimed WD40 was the cure, which I thought a dubious choice.
>>> It didn't seem to do much.
>>>
>>> I put on some graphite powder in small doses working it around over
>>> about 20 mins (while watching a DVD - it's not that interesting)
>>> which
>>> left the ball with a shiny surface and a much smoother action. It'll
>>> wear off over time, as does the factory applied lubricant, but it
>>> doesn't attract dirt, dust, etc.
>>>
>>> As always try it at your own risk. I won't pay for laundering cream
>>> sofas, white cats, etc - the powder gets everywhere.
>>>
>>> James
>>>
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