WD-40

My wife passed this on to me and suggested I keep it for reference.

I got suspicious when I found there was no reference to using it on angle grinders, so I thought I'd throw it throw it open to the experts on here.

Any comments, folks?

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I had a neighbour who had bought a new van. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that some vandal had spray painted red all around the sides of this white van. I went over and told him the bad news. He was very upset and was trying to work out what to do, probably nothing until Monday morning, since nothing was open.

Another neighbour came out and told him to get some WD-40 and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm the paint that was on the van. I'm impressed! WD-40 - how did someone work out it would do that?

'Water Displacement No.40' The product began from a search for rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a 'water displacement' compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Convair Company bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts.

Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower screen. If your's is plastic, it works just as well as on glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your cooker top .... Kazamm! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed.

Here are some other uses:

  1. Protects silver from tarnishing. 2. Removes road tar and grime from cars. 3. Cleans and lubricates guitar 20 strings. 4. Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery. 5. Keeps flies off cows. 6. Restores and cleans blackboards. 7. Removes lipstick stains. 8. Loosens stubborn zips. 9. Untangles jewelry chains.
  2. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.
  3. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.
  4. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
  5. Removes tomato stains from clothing.
  6. Keeps glass shower screens free of water spots.
  7. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.
  8. Keeps scissors working smoothly.
  9. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.
  10. 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.
  11. Dead insects will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!
  12. Gives a children's playground gym slide a 20 shine for a super fast slide.
  13. WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.
  14. 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 rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone!
  15. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.
  16. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.
  17. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.
  18. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
  19. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
  20. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.
  21. Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.
  22. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.
  23. Removes splattered grease on stove.
  24. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.
  25. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
  26. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
  27. Removes all traces of duct tape.
  28. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.
  29. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, 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 counties .
  30. Use it for gnat bites. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.

And for some reason...........spray it on your arthritic knee joints etc and it will ease them.

P. S. The basic ingredient is FISH OIL

Reply to
Terry Casey
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It's cobblers.

From the COSHH sheet for WD-40;

Organic mixture of highly refined mineral oil distillates of special composition, which repels moisture, prevents corrosion, cleans and lubricates.

The product contains the following materials: CAS No % Weight NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM) 64742-48-9 67% HYDROTREATED HEAVY MINERAL OIL 64742-65-0 21% NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT N/A 4. Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.

Surely these are contradictory?

Except it isn't.

Reply to
Huge

mostly bollocks. It might remove some types of paint that hadn't fully dried, because it is basically a type of 'white spirit' with a few additives.

One thing it is good for: it stops flies buzzing - if you soak them enough at least.

S
Reply to
Spamlet

So does hair spray. ;-)

Reply to
Howard Neil

I'm surprised it's not in the shops for Xmas - the James May Male Grooming Gift Set with the Great Smell of WD40.

Owain

Reply to
Owain

Quite wrong. It is complete bollocks!

Peter Crosland

Reply to
Peter Crosland

Mow there's am idead but I hate the smell of WD40, how about that old shed smell, oil, parafin, creoste or essense of coal fired steam engine?

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Terry Casey saying something like:

Yes. You are a shit-stirring bastard.

Reply to
Grimly Curmudgeon

Not a patch on the smell of the mixture favoured by the military - Hellerman Fospro. Now that is a dewatering fluid with a real technical smell.

Reply to
Peter Parry

You are TMH, AICMFP.

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Bob Eager

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Its stoddard solvent with a little oil. Stoddard is very similar to white spirit. The solvent & cleaning uses can be performed just as well by white spirit or paraffin, or almost as well by diesel (it dries slowly). Oil & paraffin mix does everything else. So yes, it has lots of uses, but its a very pricey way to buy 2 basic petrochemical fractions.

NT

Reply to
Tabby

Sorry, mate, I don't go south of the river ...

FP? Blimey, it used to be five bob when I was in the scouts!

Thank you all for your comments - mainly what I expected (the COSHH info was particularly useful) - and I enjoyed the jokes, too!

I've already given my wife a link to this thread so, not only can she pass this back to where she got it from, it will ensure that she never tries any of the uses listed ...

... or persuade me to ...!

Reply to
Terry Casey

Mate bought an ex 'Freds decorators' transit van. Peeled of the 'Fred' stickers leaving a nasty gooey mess. Bit of WD40 and the goo came off eezy peezy.

Reply to
Simon C

Been around for years

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The Medway Handyman

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The Medway Handyman

50% bollocks actually
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Reply to
The Medway Handyman

Rubbish!

Its a wonder product!!!!

Reply to
The Medway Handyman

wanted :-)

Reply to
Jules Richardson

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Peter Parry saying something like:

When it comes to penetrating fluid smell, what's that pinkish stuff that's been around since all bikes were British, smells vaguely of chewing gum? Of course, the real smell of stripping and de-greasing is of hot Gunk, although there are better ways of doing it, now.

Reply to
Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Tabby saying something like:

Me, I keep a spray-bottle mix of diesel and mineral oil. Save a bloody fortune on fancy spraycans.

Reply to
Grimly Curmudgeon

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