Some facts about WD-40 - Protects silver from tarnishing. - Cleans and lubricates guitar strings. - Gets oil spots off concrete driveways. - Gives floors that ‘just-waxed’ sheen without making ! them slippery. - Keeps flies off cows. - Restores and cleans chalkboards. - Removes lipstick stains. - Loosens stubborn zippers. - Untangles jewelry chains. - Removes stains from stainless steel sinks. - Removes dirt and grime from the bar-becue grill. - Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing. - Removes tomato stains from clothing. - Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots. - Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors. - Keeps scissors wo! rking smoothly. - Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes. - Gives a children’s play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide. - Lubricates gear shift and mower-deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers. - Rids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises. - Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open. - Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close. - Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards and vinyl bumpers. - Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles. - Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans. - Lubricates wheel sprockets on tri-cycles, wagons and bicycles for easy handling. - Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly. - Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools. - Removes splattered grease on stove. - Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging. - Lubricates prosthetic limbs. - Keeps pigeons off the balcony. (they hate the smell) - Removes all traces of duct tape. - I have even heard of folks spraying it on their arms, hands, and knees to re-lieve arthritis pain. - Florida’s favorite use was “cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers”. - WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements. - WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. It’s a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some states. - Keeps chiggers away from the kids. - Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately, and stops the itch. - WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag. - Also, if you’ve discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and re-wash. Lipstick is gone. - If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start. (If I knew what a distributor cap was, it might help.) - WD-40, long known for its ability to remove leftover tape smunges (sticky label tape), is also a lovely perfume and air freshener! Sprayed liberally on every hinge in the house, it leaves that dis-tinctive clean fresh scent for up to two days! - Seriously though, 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. - Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly. WD-40 will remove them.
True story: on Sunday my wife got a wasp sting on the back of her arm. I said let’s try some WD-40 on it. I sprayed a little on the area — she said the discomfort disappeared immediately, and never came back.
That is awesome Dio. My wife got stung by a wasp a few times one morning while leaving for work. We had a wreath up on our door that got colonized. She forgot something on her way out, went back into the house and retrieved it, then BAM!!!!!!! Then BAM!!!! BAM!!!! BAM!!!! on the back of her head. Hastily locking the door, she retreated to her moving metal armored fortress, called me, crying (women....), and explained what had happened. I told her to take some pain medication at work and wait for it to get better, she did, and it did, but not immediately like your lucky wife Dio. Next time, hopefully not, if it happens again, I will pull out the WD-FODY to alleviate her pain. I just might try it tonight, she still whines from time to time from everlasting residual damage.
A Greek friend of mine, who owns a great restaurant in Chicago, swears that Windex cures all. Big, I guess Dio does not go Pho what we are serving up.
- Removes lipstick stains. - Loosens stubborn zippers. Is it just coincidence these two were listed back to back?
