To all you wonderful members out there. I am doing this experiment for you so you don't have to. This is a experiment I promased I would do from the prior post. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41566 I have attached some pictures to show the progress. Objective: To show if WD40 helps prolong string life by decrease wear in string. or will it decrease string life by eating away the string coating. Meterials: 1 Left over BG85. (Sorry, I can not find any left over BG66) 1 Left over BG65. (Different string to show the wear of BG85) 1 Wood block 3 Copper mounting nails 2 Regular nails. 1 WD40 Method: 1) Nails are nailed and mounted on the wood block. 2) A BG85 string is tide to one regular nail and loop through all cooper mounting nail. 3) String is tensioned @ 18lb and tide to the other nail. (This is a safe tension for most of player and close to CoolDoo6's tension) Please see picture 1 for reference Picture 2 is same setup with a different angle 4) Top strings are control group. They are covered with AL foil to prevent WD40 contamination. Please see picture 3 5) WD40 is spread on th lower strings. (As you can see the wood block minor color change) Please see picture 4 and 5 6) wait for 3 hr for WD40 to penentrate the entire lower string. I will post the rest of pictures and result later tonight. To Be Continue...
ohh wait...silly me! good luck silentheart! I hope it doesn't take too long (should get a pretty sore arm if you're 'sawing' through the string for 3h )
Sort of like NoName said, 1/2 oiled BG85 and 1/5 unoiled BG85. However, the BG65 will be unoiled because the upper and lower BG65 will run through both oiled and unoiled BG85. Since it is running through both oiled and unoiled string, it should not metter. Anyway, initial oservation after 3 hr pass, the WD40 covered string felt very sticky. the rough feeling of the BG85 is totally gone. You need to take my words on this because picture can not show the stickiness.
HA! proves me right, makes things unrough, just so you can smooth it out if you have rough string and it's not working for you
So WD-40 takes out BG-85's roughness but makes the said string sticky. Wowww, some transformation . . . Wonder why CD6 doesn't produce the effect with his own ingredient? Much cheaper Ohh, he is COG less
Here are the result. Picture 1 is after 30 min of work. Picture 2 is after 45 min of work. I have to say, from picture 2, WD40ed string shows more wear than control strings.
BUT u have to rub unoiled string on the control string and rub oiled string with the oiled test string
need more rubbing! lol jk, so ur telling me u toke the white string and moved it back and forth between the oiled string and the non-oiled string? im confused about ur methode now
Yes, Here is the result atfter 1 hr. It clearly show the oiled strings (2 on the right) show more wear than the 2 on the left.
Dear Master Cooler, With this setup, it will be very hard to not couse any transfer of oil from 1 string to another. Beside, the point of this experimentis to show the WD40 actually damage the string. which I just showed. I thiank you for your suggestion and have a nice weekend.
I think our Einstein here is getting a bit confused with his block of wood. I imagine his head must be spinning after 45 minutes trying to saw one string with another.
