Posted on 04/07/2015 5:52:15 PM PDT by kingattax
WD-40 is a utility shelf staple. You probably know it as your go-to solution for squeaky hinges and rust prevention, but it’s so much more! Inside the familiar blue-and-yellow can is a secret blend of lubricants with anticorrosion, water displacement, and soil removal superpowers. Grab a can today to solve some of the nagging household problems that follow.
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Kroil penetrating oil works wonders on rusted and frozen metal and I think better than WD40.
Irritable bowel syndrome.
I always keep a can but don’t use it as much as I used to. Ever since I got an oil can with a spout, I have used 30 weight motor oil for lubrication and rust prevention. Really cheap and works very well.
I remember when it was less than a dollar a can. The last one I bought was nearly $5. They do have a much nicer spray nozzle now.
It’s a great cutting fluid for machining aluminum.
I don’t like duct tape, and don’t really have a use for WD-40.
I agree with the posters who use oil where oil is called for.
Bob Vila is an idiot.
I know people who say that helps their arthritis.
I read on an air gun forum that Crosman’s pellgunoil which sells for several dollars an ounce, is actually automatic transmission fluid.
I don’t know if that is true.
It burns way to much for a personal lubricate bacon grease works best
Silicon spray is better; it doesn’t attract dirt as much as WD40 or even oil.
Food grade silicon for plumbing.
Yes, but it stinks something fierce. Causes my sinuses to burn.
Sounds like a great marketing plan if you can pull it off, LOL. Sort of like the Starbux of lubricants.
I disagree on duck tape. When I was in college, I thought athletic tape was the most useful substance on earth.
I later discovered that duck tape was both cheaper and more useful for most purposes.
Curious...the blend gives you basically a 17W-25 oil.
Silicon spray is better; it doesn’t attract dirt as much as WD40 or even oil.
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Never use silicone oil to build an engine. Never! Trust me.
Don’t use wd40 for locks in winter.
Use oil. Oil stays.
A hint for badly rusted nuts: remove gross rust with a sharp pick/wire brush, spray wd40 on the rusted bolt and then give the bolt/nut a sharp whack (don’t hurt the threads), give it time to soak in and repeat.
As a penetrating oil for rusted bolts it has simply never worked for me. As a corrosion preventer, it never works as it evaporates, motor oil does well.
I keep a regular stock of it, or the Walmart equal for hand washing.
GoJo type hand cleaners just don’t get grease, oil and general mechanic/farm grime from the pours, cracks and figure nail areas of older hands that are worn rough from mechanic/farm work.
Soak your hands in WD40, rub it in, then repeat with 409 GP cleaner, wipe hands dry. Hands will be nearly spotless. Finish up with soap & water.
You don’t have to scrub your hands & nails raw with a brush.
PB Blaster is better than Kroil - but the best is a 50/50 mix of acetone and automatic transmission fluid.
The most seasoned mechanics swear by both, but especially the latter..........
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