WD-40 does not prevent rust. It is a penetrating oil and moisture displacer (WD = Water Displacement). It is not even a very good lubricant. It will free up rusted parts because it is a penetrant, but it evaporates quickly. Mike -----Original Message----- From: theshovel1224@xxxx [mailto:theshovel1224@xxxx] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 3:34 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Auto antenna problems... That sure is weird, because WD-40 is supposed to remove & prevent rust. Anyway, another product to use is Tri-Flow. Its like WD-40, plus teflon, minus the bad smell. I think the last time I cleaned my antenna, I actually used Tri-Flow, but I have used WD-40 in the past. John Yeoman --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ed Garbade" <edgarbade@xxxx> wrote: > This may sound a little weird/off base; however, I think it is worth > mentioning. I was told that WD-40 could accelerate rusting