The only use I have for WD-40 is as a solvent. It works well to clean
the belly of my towplane. For light lube I use LP products and "Aero
Kroil". "Boeshield" spray for the long term lube. "Flamingo Grease"
for the long term - it is a Florida distributed boat trailer wheel
bearing grease that doesn't harden - and it is flamingo pink.

I have a supply of large ZipLoc type bags for keeping pins and
essential parts together.

In my Blanik toolbox I carry a couple of wooden dowels - actually used
drum sticks - size 5B with the tips cut off. Pro-Mark brand was my
preference in my professional days for the dense white oak - perfect
for encouraging stuck pins if you haven't been greasing them properly.


I also carry the same plastic hammer Fritz Compton used in the 1950's
on his Laister Kauffman LK-10A sailplane wing pins. A family heirloom
- mostly for luck! A vintage tool in your toolbox is good.

Burt Compton
Marfa, west Texas USA


Stewart Kissel wrote:
http://www.lpslabs.com/Products/Lubricants/LPS1.asp

This is what my mechanic uses and recomends...I see
it in a lot of hangars.