If I don't want to set myself on fire....

How long do we reckon I need to wait before using a lawnmower that I've just discharged nearly a full can of WD40 onto and into?

I hadn't realised until just a bit ago that my lawnmower has been left outside all winter. So I sprayed loads of WD40 into the motor, into the switch lever thingy, and everywhere else I suspected water could be hiding. I'm now just a bit concerned that aerosol propelled light oil and high voltage electric might have a fight, and create flame. So I'm allowing it time to evaporate before I plug it in to see if it still works. But how much time do we reckon? I'm off out for an ice cream in a minute, and CL1.1 wants to draw a picture of the seafront. Will that be long enough do we think, or maybe more like overnight?

 

You could always check whether it'll burst into a fireball by applying a lighted taper to your lawnmower before attempting to start it. And take some pics/video to post here



Or a more boring method might be to spray some things with WD40 and see how long it takes for it to evaporate and not burst into flames.

 

You could pour a long trail of petrol to the lawn mower and throw a match on it

 

Remember what you said about the Leylandii's Dave? Just wait till the kids in the village find out how flamable your lawn mower is

 

LORFL..... seriously mate, that has gotta be the comment of the month!!!

In stiches here

 

That's the Rigid Corps Detector

 

I am gathering it is a push mower, not a ridding mower (that would have had a battery left in it all winter (not good) ) And you did not cover it up at all? even with a plastic thing??