[kingu]

I'm a fan of water displacing lubricants rather than WD-40; I know that they've changed the formula of WD-40 so it does a lot less shellacking of metals than it used to. However in caring for a heirloom, I prefer using something that is more designed for the job at hand.

You can even find it at WallyWorld now; used to be a pretty specialized gun oil.

[calex59]

I'm a fan of water displacing lubricants rather than WD-40;

W(water)D(displacing)40 was designed as a water displacing lubricant. As I have rather pointedly indicated the WD stands for water displacing. I know that the original formula did leave a yellow film(discovered this on my firearms back in the day)but the new formula is supposed to be better.