List of uses for WD40

[Little Star]

Last edited Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:16 PM - Edit history (3)

Note: I have edited this list because a kind DUer kindly brought new information to light. See post # 4 in this thread.

Revised List:
3. Protects silver from tarnishing.
4. Removes road tar and grime from cars.
10. Loosens stubborn zippers.
11. Untangles jewelry chains.
14. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
18. Keeps scissors working smoothly.
19. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.
21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers.
22. Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.No water!
23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.
24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.
26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.
30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.
33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
35. Removes all traces of duct tape.
37. Florida's favorite use is: "cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers."
43. If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.
44. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks. Wash off after use.
45. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Great list. And I add

if you want to get any tape or labels off of something, it works wonders.

Although I don't think that the pigeons don't like the smell. Almost all birds cannot smell. But besides that, I love this list.

[BeanCounting]

2. My favorite uses.......

44. Gets the white hard water spotting off shower door glass, and keeps them from reappearing.
45. The best SS appliance polish ever.

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. I love this group.

[canetoad]

4. Mostly true

Little Star, I don't want to rain on your parade, but not all of these are true. WD40 is not based on fish oil - although it may contain some fish oil it is mainly petrochemical based. You shouldn't be spraying it on your joints for arthritis.

I received this email from a neighbour a couple of years back and did a check on Snopes. They had contacted the WD40 manufacturer who revised the list of recommended uses which I have pasted below.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/wd-40.asp

3. Protects silver from tarnishing.
4. Removes road tar and grime from cars.
10. Loosens stubborn zippers.
11. Untangles jewelry chains.
14. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
18. Keeps scissors working smoothly.
19. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.
21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers.
22. Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.
No water! 23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.
24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.
26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.
30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.
33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
35. Removes all traces of duct tape.
37. Florida's favorite use is: "cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers."
43. If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.
44. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks. Wash off after use.
45. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

[Little Star]

5. Thank you canetoad for letting me know..

I was going to just edit, leaving the longer list and advising people to see your comment. But I changed my mind and copied your list into my post instead while still advising them to see your post #4.

Thanks again, LS

[Paper Roses]

6. I need to keep this info. No bookmarks, no way to e-mail thread.

Help!
Used one of the tips today. Works great to remove paint from hands. Lots of other tips worthy of remembering. When will we be able to bookmark or e-mail this info, anyone know?

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. A couple of options

You can save it in your browser bookmarks as a favorite.

Another option is to copy and paste the information into your email.

-- To copy the link, right mouse click on the link I posted below and select "copy" then open a new email window, click in the body where you would type to "activate" a blinking cursor in that spot, right mouse click again, and this time hit "paste".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/109366

-- To copy the text of the post into an email, highlight all of the words, right click and select "copy" then in the email, right click and "paste".

Here is a cool video that shows that visually:

[noamnety]

8. My favorite use wasn't listed.

We use it to spray the squirrel baffle when the squirrels start getting into the bird feeder again.

[Little Star]

9. Well I had to google squirrel baffle..

This is what I found for others like me who had no idea there was such a thing:

[RebelOne]

10. Fantastic tips. I have some WD40 under my sink.

I will have to go find it because I see many uses for it.

[Jamastiene]

11. It also works wonders for car door (or car gas tank) locks that are hard to turn.

Come to think of it, I have used WD-40 both on rusty locks and locks that are frozen due to icing and freezing rain we get from time to time. I rarely drive, so both the gas tank lock and the car door lock can sometimes be hard to turn. That also seems to happen with my front door lock too. It is an outside door and it subject to our constantly high humidity where we live.

When a lock doesn't want to open due to either sitting for so long or from ice, I stick the nozzle in and hold a rag under it (to keep the run-off from getting on the door if it runs out) and give it a little spritz of WD-40. After that, the lock opens right up. It also worked on the squeaky door hinge on my driver's side car door.