CHJ wrote:I thought Pledge contained Silicones, if so then please be careful to keep away from any unfinished work or wood working equipment as it can cause serious bonding issues for adhesives and surface finishes, (it's a basic release agent).
I think the tin I have actually has "Silicone-free" or something along those lines printed on it, I'll have to check.
I think the effects of silicones with timber is largely exaggerated. I've used silicone spray on my machinery without any ill effect when it comes to finishing or gluing for years, if anything it leaves much less residue than waxing or any other alternatives on the timber surface as it's a dry lubricant once it hits the tables. It can be applied in seconds to a running machine whereas with wax you have to shut the machine down and spend a couple of minutes ragging the tables.
Where silicones become a pain is in the car body repair industry (where I think most of the exaggeration into timber comes from), where a an owner might use a silicone-based wax on their car, or a silicone spray on the plastics to restore them, or a silicone-based tyre shine product... I could go on, but the main thing is that the silicone gets onto a painted surface or even a bare metal surface and lingers. A panel to be painted and blown-in needs to be thoroughly wiped down with panel wipe prior to spraying, otherwise, you end up with fisheyes in the paint. Generally, when it comes to joinery work any surface that ends up getting finish or paint on it will be sanded anyway so any surface residue of silicone will be taken off completely.
I even accidentally used silicone spray instead of super glue activator the other day because the tins all look the same from Wurth (I've accidentally used active glass cleaner a couple of times on my machines instead of silicone spray too, foamy mess
), it still stuck quite well surprisingly!