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I like Ballistoll or PB blaster.
G96 and Break Free for firearms. Ballistol is great all around.
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Fluid Film is great for a lube and rust preventer that won't dry out. It is MUCH better than WD40 for those jobs.
There are better things for a penetrant or moisture dispersal.
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That stuff from the auto parts store made to flush and dry an distributor cap does better the only use I have for WD-40. Everything else gets INOX MX3, Corrosion X, Boeshield or paste wax depending on availability or application. For penetrating oil it is hard to beat Kroil.
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This almost seems analogous to a "jeff0 bullet box story"  I use WD on some things other than firearms. The frustrating part is the stupid integral spray straw fails to be useful before half can level. By half full it barely sprays at all. I need a different spray. What are you using to lube and disperse water? For me the POS nozzles go out long before I get through a whole can. In fact, I can't remember the last time I got through a whole can of WD40. Because they can't be bothered to put a decent nozzle on their cans, I won't buy WD40 anymore. It's too bad, I actually like the stuff. lol..... Yeah Kev. That was the point! Thanks.
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The straw clogs because of the gummy gunk left behind when the petroleum distillates (not vegetable oil) evaporate. You could move the straw to a can of brake cleaner for a quick shot after using it on the WD-40 can, or use a shot of compressed air.
WD-40 is a good, useful product but it isn't good for everything. It's intended use is water displacement, at which is works very well. It is not a very good lube, is only moderately good at long term rust prevention, and is pretty bad where dust and grit can build up.
And before somebody brings it up; no, it does NOT contain fish oil. Good post! Thanks, Rocky. I'll try clearing the nozzle with brake cleaner. The other problem seems to be "loosing" propellant before the WD runs out. Is that clogged 'regular' nozzle?
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I'll look for Fluid Film. Thanks.
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I like Ballistoll or PB blaster.
G96 and Break Free for firearms. Ballistol is great all around. I agree A&8. Got PB here. Can't hardly stand the smell though.
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That's reserved for 'Twister'.
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A friend of mine used to say (post-Exxon Valdez) "It only catches the addicts"! 
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PB Blaster, Fluidfilm, Kroil, Balistol, and 3 in 1 oil cover most of the bases around here. For gun specific oils I like Weaponshield, Slip2000 EWL, and G96 mostly. Every time I loose the little WD-40 straw, I either rob one off the next can (ensuring I won't have one then for a whole can), or just give on oh well shrug, and hose the target anyway. I've never found myself in a "precision" situation with WD-40. 
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Stripped a Dana 44 to bare metal and had no place to store it inside the shop so I hosed it down with WD40 since that is all I had at the time, it rained on it for two weeks, a month later it was basically rust free.
On my firearms I put a few drops of RemOil on a silicone cloth and wipe them down.
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If you'd rather find a replacement water displacer/lube/protectant that does work, get Corrosion X. It was developed for marine use to keep saltwater from corroding electronics. But it is superb as a gun product - and everything else.
Here's a secret: If you spray some Corrosion X inside a CLEAN Ruger 10/22 receiver, you'll never see that black gunky powder residue buildup again. Powder residue falls out as a gray ash and the gun just runs and runs. Let it dry completely after you spray it. I don't know what Corrosion X leaves behind when it dries, but all the bullet lube and powder ash that .22s make won't stick to it.
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I like Ballistoll or PB blaster.
G96 and Break Free for firearms. Ballistol is great all around. I agree A&8. Got PB here. Can't hardly stand the smell though. Yes sir! It do stank. PS, I have 2 cans of WD-40 half full with super fancy bendable nozzles if you want them. 😉
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lol...
Send them up!
Once again, I don't use WD on firearms except in very specific purposes. Never as a general lube.
What I'm looking for is 'hey this door door hinge is squeaky'
or substitute 'shed door'...that sort of thing that WD is great for.
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When I was an active writer, I could hardly arrive home after a SHOT Show before the Brown-Suit Santa started dropping packages of assorted gun cleaners and lubes on my front doorstep. Some of them I have never even tried.
Among the ones I did - and rejected - were some spray products by Castrol. High stink was the problem there. They ought to stick to transmission fluid.
But some of the good ones - good enough that I use them sparingly just to preserve them - were Tri-Flow, Miltec-1, and Du-Lite KwikSeal. The latter is a wax-based liquid in a unique non-aerosol pump can. All three are REALLY good.
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