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Old 03-25-2008, 04:57 AM
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Hi Guys

Please can someone tell me the reason you use WD40 after rinsing the sealer off, just curious.

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Old 03-25-2008, 01:03 PM
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The oil removes smut created by the sealer.
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What if I do a quick rinse/soak with RO water?
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Thats all I do kco, never have had any problems with doing that.

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What if I do a quick rinse/soak with RO water?
What is RO water?
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Old 05-14-2008, 03:07 PM
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Reverse Osmosis - Reverse osmosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Same as distilled right? As far as its use in the context of this thread.
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not quite distilled but can get city water down to under 10ppm TDS.
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