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  • mkirkby
    mkirkby Posts: 279 Forumite
    • Plus Gas releasing fluid is wonderful stuff


    That just *has* to be the understatement of a lifetime. Wonderful does not even *begin* to describe the results this has had on the stubborn little bas%^$ds I've had to undo over the years..
  • Gas releasing fluid....??
    :eek:Living frugally at 24 :beer:
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  • skivenov
    skivenov Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Nope, a release spray called "Plus Gas". It's like divine intervention in a can!
    Yes it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
    Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
  • Gas releasing fluid....??

    My apologies - I've edited my post and added some quotation marks so it reads "Plus Gas".

    I've never understood why the manufacturer never marketed the product more assertively. Most people are aware of WD40 but "Plus Gas" remains a secret known only to its devotees.....

    .....until now !
  • mkirkby
    mkirkby Posts: 279 Forumite

    I've never understood why the manufacturer never marketed the product more assertively. Most people are aware of WD40 but "Plus Gas" remains a secret known only to its devotees.....

    .....until now !

    WD40 is too often used by people as a releasing fluid. It's next to useless compared to Plus Gas and is mainly a water dispersant (hence the name WD40..it was the 40th formulation they tried).

    Plus Gas is also *much* cheaper in a tin:-
    http://uk.farnell.com/plus-gas-formula-a/805/plus-gas-formula-a-1-litre/dp/1818844

    Education as well as money saving..what's happening to this place?
  • mkirkby wrote: »
    WD40 is too often used by people as a releasing fluid. It's next to useless compared to Plus Gas and is mainly a water dispersant (hence the name WD40..it was the 40th formulation they tried).

    Plus Gas is also *much* cheaper in a tin:-
    http://uk.farnell.com/plus-gas-formula-a/805/plus-gas-formula-a-1-litre/dp/1818844

    Education as well as money saving..what's happening to this place?

    Ultimately, it's "Horses for courses". WD40 is certainly good for water displacement and I always carry a small can in the glove box.
  • The original poster may find this website a useful starting point if she decides to learn more about maintenance and repair.
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 7 October 2012 at 10:54AM
    now i always thought plus gas was the same as wd40.. ill add some to my box of tricks now cheers guys

    i learnt my maintainace skills by having a go.. it was already broken couldnt make it any worse.. started off by doing my own oil changes moving up over the last 7/8 years of passing my test to actually doing a timing belt give it a go OP. just take your time. sign up to owners clubs as they often have guides from doing oil change to full on engine changes..
    my tool kit has been built up over the years by buying stuff i needed for the job.
    Even if its took me all weekend to do a couple of jobs on the car it still saves me a small fortune over the garage costs..
    i got my manual for my xsara before i sold it for free ( member on cxoc gave me a link to download it lol)
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
    1v100 £15/300
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