I don’t want this to sound like a product advertorial, but I recently had a need to clean some foreign paint markings off the C4 from inadvertent contacts over time. I first tried a light cutting compound with minimal effect, then even a bit of brake cleaner with no effect.  I then thought I would give WD40 on a tissue a quick swipe to see if it had any effect at all.  Well, I couldn’t believe it but it wiped off instantly like spilt milk.

The formula must be a secret because this is a very large, single product company that has been around for a very long time and obviously has many uses including on glass.

Has anyone got other uses beside normal water displacement?.

https://gizmodo.com/5932262/10-surprising-uses-for-wd-40-and-5-places-it-should-never-be-sprayed

3 hours ago, Ryeman said:

 I recently had a need to clean some foreign paint markings off the C4 from inadvertent contacts over time. 

 

Who did you crash into Ryeman?

 

Removing Handlebar Grips, and when fitting new handlebar grips, or sometimes Hair Spray or Airfreshner aerosol is used.

 

I never use WD40 Multi Use on Bike Chains but i do use WD40 Dry Lube, & WD40 PTFE.

20 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

 

Who did you crash into Ryeman?

 

Hahaha.  No, just a little bit of accumulated door dings.   What truly intrigues me is that it’s such a big company exposed to the fortunes of just one product........even more so than, say, Coca Cola.

Offski ( above ) has mentioned 3 products ?

T-Cut is very good at removing marks from interior plastic trim as well.

 

I've removed tarry spray that got on a car with WD40 from some roadworks. Never knew what it was but WD40 was the only stuff that would shift it.

Edited 12 September, 20187 yr by Aspman

^^^^ I’m wondering if anything will fix Toyota interior plastic damage which I seem to recall was very thin skinned.

Not that i ever did it, but some Kerbside Autos use Shoe Polish (Solid or Liquid) of a suitable colour to get interior plastic scratches disguised.

Also T-Cut or other Colour Match as a filler of plastic scratches, even crayons, felt or marker pens.   Wood Touch up pens handy as well..

An Ice Cube to remove glue / Super Glue or to try to.

Edited 12 September, 20187 yr by Offski

2 hours ago, john999boy said:

https://gizmodo.com/5932262/10-surprising-uses-for-wd-40-and-5-places-it-should-never-be-sprayed

So glad they mentioned locks - I've known far too many people stuff up their cylinders by spraying WD40 in there!!

Pencil rubber/eraser is good for removing those ugly white stains on black plastic trim caused by wax/polish, as is peanut butter allegedly. 

 

 

1 minute ago, Ttaskmaster said:

So glad they mentioned locks - I've known far too many people stuff up their cylinders by spraying WD40 in there!!

Rub a pencil on a key and then insert into a lock.  Does that work?  It's what I do...

3 hours ago, penguin17 said:

Rub a pencil on a key and then insert into a lock.  Does that work?  It's what I do...

It will work briefly and in a limited capacity, but you won't get enough graphite into the mechanism, around the pins and springs... unless you use up half an entire pencil doing this repeatedly over a weekend... which might be your idea of a weekend well spent, but I have other jobs to be getting on with!

Quick squirt of graphite grease and you're usually done for several years. I have a little 10ml spray bottle that has lasted 7 years so far!

 

13 minutes ago, Ttaskmaster said:

It will work briefly and in a limited capacity, but you won't get enough graphite into the mechanism, around the pins and springs... unless you use up half an entire pencil doing this repeatedly over a weekend... which might be your idea of a weekend well spent, but I have other jobs to be getting on with!

Quick squirt of graphite grease and you're usually done for several years. I have a little 10ml spray bottle that has lasted 7 years so far!

 

There's other things to do on weekends? 

 

Not in steering barrels but other locks i have been puffing the same graphite powder when needed for over 30 years.

A bottle out of my dads shed. Lasted all that time and used every years or 3, really good value especially if he never actually bought it.

WD40 is overpriced rubbish, not much good for anything, even squeaky hinges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, xman said:

WD40 is overpriced rubbish, not much good for anything, even squeaky hinges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highly profitable “rubbish” it seems.........and yet more evidence of a gullible public........hmmm

WD40 is often mistaken for a lubricant. It's not good at that.

3 minutes ago, Aspman said:

WD40 is often mistaken for a lubricant. It's not good at that.

I used it for the rubber booted distributor of the Austin 1800........a must-have for the FWD BMCs of the 60s.

20 hours ago, penguin17 said:

There's other things to do on weekends? 

 

Other things and other people

 

That comes to the other multi use lubricants to carry in the 'tool box',  Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline), KY Jelly & Red Grease (for Rubber) and latex gloves or non latex.

Especially where you might be crossing borders or travelling across the water from the UK.   Or just going out for a walk...

George, if you ever came to my rescue with those items in your toolbox I’d be panicking that I'd be waking up in your sex dungeon. 

A door to door survey was being carried out by Vaseline to determine the many uses it has.

Surveyor arrived to a house one day, and asked the lady about their use of vaseline. She replied "yes, we use vaseline for sex". The surveyor was slightly surprised saying "really? Noone has actually admitted to that during the survey. What do you use it for during the act? It is in the survey"

She responded "we put it on the door knob to keep the kids from walking in"

 

 

CWARD, maybe better you do not wake up.

Not the anal probe again but pipe looks like it could be fun