On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Les Huckins wrote: > anecdote, I hope it's permissible, I have a friend who's a cop, he > used WD-40 to oil his police special, decided to do the bullets I'd like to mention that WD-40 isn't really an oil. It's a decent penetrant, but after it's been out of the can for a while, the light components evaporate, and it turns into a sort of sticky goo. This is why if you oil a squeaky door or something with WD-40 after a while it will be back worse than before. The only thing I ever use WD-40 for any more is unsticking stuck stuff, and even then, I prefer Liquid Wrench.