So unfortunately WD-40 as a product has become actually several different products with different properties, so it’s possible that yours is actually a lubricant. But if you have to reapply it often then no, it’s normal WD-40. What it does is it unblocks and cleans the gaps between moving parts, and it does have a slight lubricant effect but that doesn’t last long, so after a while you have moving parts, where WD-40 has removed any remnant of lubricant, rubbing against each other directly.
Wd-40 Is not a lubricant!!
Anything is a lubricant if it’s hot enough.
ELI5 : why does it feel like it lubricates my garage door and other metalic-y things that rub together?
So unfortunately WD-40 as a product has become actually several different products with different properties, so it’s possible that yours is actually a lubricant. But if you have to reapply it often then no, it’s normal WD-40. What it does is it unblocks and cleans the gaps between moving parts, and it does have a slight lubricant effect but that doesn’t last long, so after a while you have moving parts, where WD-40 has removed any remnant of lubricant, rubbing against each other directly.
I see. The one I usually use doesn’t explicitly say it lubricates but that it can “loosen” metals and clean them.
Depending on what you are unblocking, grease or simple oil can be a longer term solution