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[Knnn]

WD40 is a pretty good solvent and it is also a lubricant (basically it is a mixture of Stoddard solvent and mineral oil).  Yes it does displace water, but so do all lubricants to a degree (they are all hydrophobic), its a good thing.  If there are no rubber/synthetic seals/materials that could be adversely affected by the solvent component (light distillate aliphatic hydrocarbon) of WD40, I imagine it would be pretty good at stripping out all the old grease and crap and leaving a think veneer of lubricating oil (simply mineral oil).  However, the lubricant it leaves behind may not have the correct viscosity or additives to prevent wear or to provide optimum performance for the bearing.  So I could see WD40 being used to clean a reel and then once wiped clean and air dried to allow the solvent component of WD40 to flash off, applying the proper lubricant would probably work very well.

This is what is in WD40:
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside

Caveat: I do not know the construction of the reels well enough to know if there are any materials that would be adversely affected by a solvent like WD40.  I assume being bushing there are no bearing seals to f$ck up so all should be good, but I stand to be corrected.

[jacklam999]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJhqZ79LqI

[leapin' tyee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJhqZ79LqI

Its stopped at 6.49 , not 10 mins..(in one direction)

[mbowers]

If the reel / line combo were better balanced it would have kept spinning in the same direction and probably spun longer.  I would say 10 mins is about right for the max spin time of that reel.   

As Knnn mentioned WD40 is great for cleaning and ok at lubrication for a little while IMHO.  Adding grease or oil to a bearing cleaned with WD40 seems to keep things smooth for much longer than WD40 alone.

HOOK: Does it matter which way you set the reel to spin under the fan as long as the tag end of the line is secured and you're not unspooling the line?

[leapin' tyee]

If the reel / line combo were better balanced it would have kept spinning in the same direction and probably spun longer.  I would say 10 mins is about right for the max spin time of that reel.   

Can you explain how to balance the reel/line combo..... ...

[Johnny Canuck]

What sort of speed should the reel be started spinning at?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiuZ3j1QbVw

I bet the one in the link above spins for 20 minutes if untouched...

[paul1971]

Sewing machine oil works great

[jacklam999]

lol mine reel doesnt spin it self when i use my mouth to blow it.

[Hambone]

I use wd40 on my silex, works fine for me.

[HOOK]

HOOK: Does it matter which way you set the reel to spin under the fan as long as the tag end of the line is secured and you're not unspooling the line?

I would set it so that it spins the same direction you would reel it by hand.

[HOOK]

What sort of speed should the reel be started spinning at?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiuZ3j1QbVw

I bet the one in the link above spins for 20 minutes if untouched...

Seriously ??

If I could reel that fast I would be landing fish in mere seconds !!!

Obviously I meant if spun by hand. I also notice both videos are reels with bearings which of course will out spin a spindle every time hands down. especially with upgraded bearings and proper cleaning/greasing




HOOK - still nothing over the 10 minute mark..............

[Downchild]

Quite a lot of good information here on lube.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=50.0