Don’t Take To Your iPhone With WD-40

15 responses to “Don’t Take To Your iPhone With WD-40”

1. 

   James Smith

   February 8, 2012

   What about the old favourite Isopropyl Alcohol?

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2. 

   Ginji

   February 8, 2012

   WD-40 might not be a good idea, but Isopropyl alcohol is. No harm if it comes into contact with the electronics as long as the purity is high enough.

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   1. 

      Colby

      February 8, 2012

      True, but what would be the point of that? There’s no lubricant in isopropyl, so the most you could hope for is it dissolving glue or solidified foreign substance.

      (WD-40 has lubricant dissolved in the solvent, so once the solvent evaporates you’re still left with lubricant.)

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      1. 

         Sam

         February 8, 2012

         Plastics seldom need lubricating – if lubrication IS required, than the component shouldn’t have been made of plastic in the first place.

         If the button isn’t functioning properly, it’s more likely dirty. That being the case, isopropyl alcohol will disolve whatever contaminant is there before evaporating.

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   Jack Cola

   February 8, 2012

   Wouldn’t it be a good idea to edit your previous article saying “DON”T DO IT! READ THIS ARTICLE FIRST? In big capital letters?

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4. 

   ky

   February 8, 2012

   You can purchase “Electrical Contact Cleaner” from any electronics store, which will fix any issues with a dirty contact. WD40 is not a contact cleaner.

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   1. 

      Jackson Bison

      February 9, 2012

      Um, it’s not the contact that needs cleaning…

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5. 

   dfg

   February 8, 2012

   so wd-40 didn’t work…. so sticky tape than, that should solve the problem

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6. 

   John

   February 8, 2012

   What do I do with my damaged iPhone now? 😛

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7. 

   Kendal

   February 8, 2012

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   1. 

      johnd

      February 8, 2012

      Disclaimers like these never stand up under testing in court. You can’t just deny all responsibility like this. It’s like those disclaimers in car parks; they do have a duty of care and you can claim against them if your car is damaged.

      Really, the use of WD-40 is so obviously wrong that printing the original advice shows how little fact checking goes on for stories like this.

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         Kendal

         February 9, 2012

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8. 

   Jason

   February 9, 2012

   So what’s going to happen to my now damaged iPhone now?

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9. 

   pu

   February 9, 2012

   if the article told you that running over your iphone with a car will fix the button problem, would you do it?

   anyone with half a brain would’ve known this was a bad idea.

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   1. 

      Jason

      February 13, 2012

      Well insaulting people is not the problem, most people would not know what WD40 is made out of or what it would do to the insides of a phone.

      How in god’s name did Lifehacker think this was a good idea in the first place, and what is it going to do about my damaged iPhone now.

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