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Comment by burnt-resistor

10 hours ago

Lubricant: terrible. Use something like an oil that remains rather than evaporates away.

Rust prevention: marginal. Use proper coatings or a flash rust prevention compound that sticks around.

Penetrating oil: terrible. Use 1:1 acetone:ATF instead.

Toxicity: terrible. It's petroleum distillates.

It's popular only because of missile hype and marketing, but that doesn't mean it's any good.