Richard J Kinch wrote:
basskisser writes:

Most so-called "silicone" sprays are just a few drops of actual
silicone in a bulk of mineral spirits.

No more true than your statement that WD-40 is Kerosene.

Quite true.

WD-40 and kerosene are both light petroleum distillates. Now WD-40 is
has less impurities and certain additives (like perfume), but the base
stock is the same. It is not literally kersosene for certain stricter
senses of the word, so WD-40 as a marketing statement can deny the
practical equivalence.

Cite? Seeing how the formulation is a secret....I'd like to see
evidence that you have.

It's kind of like saying lighter fluid is not simple petroleum naphtha.
They are the same thing, or not, depending on whether you mean in
physical terms or marketing presentation. Or mineral spirits vs paint
thinner. Not quite identical twins, but close brothers in the petroleum
chemistry.

If you want to prove how much silicone is in your "silicone" spray, just
try evaporating the petroleum carrier out of a sample. You'll get
nothing but a thin silicone oil film left after the petroleum
evaporates.

That's all it takes.

Are you also gullible enough to assume Liquid Wrench is something
besides a nickel's worth of kerosene in a $3 can?

Where did Liquid Wrench get into the conversation??? But, because you
asked, LW is a PETROLEUM MID-DISTILLATE, ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM NAPHTHA