I like WD for squeaks of course, but also for shining the stainless steel kitchen sink. Clean sink first then dry. Baby oil also works for polishing the sink, but does not last as long. Thanks for the review. 😀
Probably good point there. I was at a clients house recently and their solid wood floors were so slippery…I don’t know what they are using to clean, but they should change to something else.
I sprayed some loose hornets with WD-40 because I had no beekiller on hand, invaders in my guard shack, and had a willingness to experiment. Never seen something die so fast
Awesome. Check out what WD40 did to my stink bugs: How I Got Rid Of My Stink Bugs - So Easy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RJ4YHkJ_DQg.html
@@HomeRapidRepair Don't mind the stink bugs, usually just try to get them back outside. Just haven't been stung by bees or wasps yet and don't want to find out if I'm allergic
I am a professional carpet cleaner. Using WD 40 on normal stains isn't going to work but we use it on oil or grease stains all the time with GREAT results! I had a customer call me after she just had a brand new trailer home set up and one of the movers brought in grease on their boots. Brand new carpet with lots of grease stains on it. We got them out with a scrub and WD40 and it looked brand new again :) Good luck!
I noticed that for many of your experiments you sprayed on WD40 and immediately wiped it, so of course it didn’t work. I can tell you that tape WILL come off surfaces, such as a fridge, if you give it time to soak in. Also, sometimes you need to use a hard edged tool for lifting paint etc, rather than just a cloth. Would have loved to see you try to clean a toilet with WD40. You said why bother when there are other cleaners. However, it might be a good substitute if you run out, and if it does work it would save you having to buy toilet cleaning products.
My windows sometimes gets stuck, mostly in winter , I live in Austria, the weather is cold and wet in winter , it safed me from sitting with a stuck open window in the middle of the night, I love it.
I use WD40 to clean the stickers & glue from glass & plastic bottles , clean cars wiper blades , Remove Rusty screws, clean Road tar from Vehicle, Remove bird poop on car, clean head lamp and a fire starter.
Well it was designed as a water dispersant. That’s the way I understood. There were other formulas. WD 40 was number “ 40” of the formula. Yes it has other uses as many other chemical compounds do, however it was originally designed for water dispersant.
The problem with the paint on the board removal is that latex paint takes at least 21 days to completely bond and cure to any surface much less or glossy piece of paneling. A better test would’ve been too sand the wood first to rough it up then do your test.
This use for WD40 is a bit like feeding strawberries to pigs! Kerosene is a regular product used in industry when machining aluminium, as it stops material sticking to cutting tools and cools the tool and the job. However, not many of us keep a supply of kerosene. I flatly refuse to believe that any handyman worth the title, doesn’t have a can or two of WD40 in his tool kit. WD40, etc is the perfect substitute for kero and, being in a pressure pack, is far more convenient to use. So next time you’re drilling or cutting aluminium, give the drill bit or hacksaw blade a regular squirt of WD40.
I don't understand even trying with vinyl to test whether it can clean grout. They're completely different materials that have nothing to do with each other except that we've made vinyl flooring that looks like tiles & grout. Also, with the paint on wood - I'd have liked to see an attempt to remove the non-treated side by peeling prior to applying the WD-40.
I think you need to clean that with something that will cut the WD-40. It would most likely cause the caulk to not want to stick. It IS a lubricant, after all.
The rust removal WD-40 can do is useful for things like cleaning off rusty bolts (on a car, e.g.) as you're working with them. Not only does it help get them unstuck, it cleans off some of the surface rust to make reassembly easier. (In my experience, anyway.) I wouldn't expect it to remove that much rust. Another use for WD-40 that fits with its original water-displacing function is preventing door locks and moving parts from freezing in winter! Now we have fobs to unlock our car doors, but I used to use the red straw to spray WD-40 into the keyhole every winter (as needed), and apply it to latches & other parts, like the handle, that might freeze shut.
To remove tape sticky residue you have to let the WD sit for a minute, then wipe. I use it for that kind of sticky stuff all the time. It works. The "string trick" posted many times on RU-vid will romve the ring. Had to do that before getting an MRI. It worked. Didn't know about the dried paint trick. THANKS! Do NOT use on floors or tubs...too slick/unsafe.
I use WD40 on the underside of my mower deck. That grass that gets stuck to it is horrible. I scrapped it all off and saw some rust. I sprayed the whole underside to help stop the rust. When I took the blades off to sharpen them the next spring, there was almost no grass stuck on the bottom. So, I spray it every spring.
How do you remove the smell of wd-40 from the stuff you spray it on? (I used to like the wd-40 oder, but nowadays it makes me nauseous due to allergies.)
Yes I think that’s a fair observation. If your goal was only rust prevention you could try a heavier oil or grease or rust prevention spray paint products.
Just as it removed the stickiness from your fingers, it will remove sticky adhesives from your stainless steel refrigerator, you just needed to give it a little more time to dissolve the adhesive and rub a little more. 😂
Hi. You should allow the cleaner a chance to work. You need to let it set for 1-2 minutes and then try it. Most people, myself included spray and wipe down right away. It has to sit to get the best results.
Good video. Thanks for posting. I use it a lot for cleaning my hand when I get grease or paint on them. Leaves the hands not dried up like many hand cleaners. With the salty roads up here, every fall, I spray all the under-hood wiring & connectors on my truck with the WD40. Helps prevent moisture. WD - Water Dispersing, 40 - 40th formula. Best Regards - Mike
' the number one mistake people make in using WD40 is a long term treatment of bare metal that will rust or as a lubricant for meshed gears and so on. WD40 is not an oil and thus will not function effectively as a lubricant. If you want to preserve your rusted tools in the tool tray spray liberally over the tools ---- a spray oil ORL oil. Then turn all of the tools over and spray them again and leave a healthy amount of the oil in the Trey under the tools or best use a pad under the tools. WD40 can looked like a lubricant but it is not NOT. If you spray hoping for lubrication and come back after a short while you will miss any lubricating function from the spray it just doesn't stay. Ohh so don't be an idiot, use oil where lubrication is needed and for long term, oil will be there after you apply it. Cover your tools that could rust with a spray oil and they will be OK for years.
Great comment. It’s so funny that WD-40 over the generations has become this cult classic for solving so many common everyday issues but the one issue of lubricant it actually performs the worst.
WD 40 can be an irritant, so you definitely don't want to use it on hands for any reason. Dish soap and water works for rings, and who doesn't have dish soap at home?
I agree with you. The label says NO skin contact. However, I will tell you after hundreds of comments a lot of people have confessed to using it for arthritis type pain, and the like 😳
I often worked from boats in the early 1970s in what is now known as the Salish Sea. After work, fellow workers used a buzz bomb sprayed with WD 40. Worked well.
I’ve been told that regularly wiping your windshield wipers down with WD40 will make them last much longer. Also they actually make kickstands for wipers so they are not constantly bent and dry out like that. I doubt most people would take the time to oil their wipers though.
it removes glue and old glue too you have no patience you need to let it do it's thing before rubbing, it does remove rust too, just let it rest for a while before rubbing
Never had no trouble removing scotch tape or cellotape residue from items using WD40, let it soak in for a while rub with a cloth and it comes off easily.
It works! Fingers hurt at knuckles. Spray on rub in, wipe off excess and forget about it. It lasts up to 3 months on mine. Do one hand only to verify the difference the first time.
....no that's my speciality diet - take a chocolate cake and cut it in half - half the amount = half the calories which means you can eat twice as much.Simples. As an Engineer i use WD40 as a deodorant spray.Nobody's ever told me my armpits squeek which is a bonus.
@@HomeRapidRepair I liked when you were putting it on the mirror and you said something to the effect that you wouldn't use in your house but it's just for the test. I immediately thought; Who's house is in??? Got a chuckle out of that. Good video.
Just out of interest, we all know that WD40 is good but absolutely stinks, how did you manage to get rid of the smell after you used it all over the house?
Come on...really? 😂 a lot of companies do similar things... but here in Europe there are much better maintenance oils and cheaper... (and silicone free...). People use this kind of stuff (my opinion...), just because they've been used to it for a long time and haven't gotten their hands on anything more modern... or they're just lazy... but trust me, WD-40 is a thing of the past R.I.P. but everyone's choice ... 😉
The idea isn't to clean the toilet with WD-40. It is to spray a clean, dry bowl and it keeps things from sticking. You could have done that as a demonstration. Sprayed the bowl, then dropped a deuce, flushed, and showed the results. Not very comprehensive.
Beingnthat WD40 is a lubricant, it's likely to work on whatever lubricant ps work on. It's easy to apply. And letting it penetrate whike using the right tools with it, it works on some of the issues whike not others. Grout is different from vinyl and if just using it grout without spillover onto tile will probably keep your floor from being slipery. So youd really have to test it on grout to confirm or deny. Also, fir stains, it always depends on the type of stain, the surface where the stain is, and the necessary tools and applications including the number if them to test the accuracy of the claims. But thanks for this. It's always great to find people who vet the claims of any product.
The WD stands for 'Water Displacement' - and that's exactly what it does. I've met guys who swore it helped with their arthritis. I don't think it's a good idea to coat your hands with a bunch of chemicals, but Ok. Thanks for showing us this!
It’s not meant to clean stainless steel. It’s meant to restore stainless steel. First clean your refrigerator off completely with Windex let it dry and then apply the WD-40 to the stainless steel. It will keep any little oxidation rust spots from developing and also will keep fingerprints and food from sticking to the surface. So clean your fridge, then use the WD-40. It works flawlessly.
I've used WD-40 for squeaky hinges on a screen door. But I have also used PAM for that too. On the refrigerator door, you might have better luck with hand sanitizer, or just use whatever cleaner the manufacturer recommends.
Polish stainless steel appliances with cooking oil. Put a few drops on a dry cloth and polish it on. Works a treat, no toxic chemicals on cooking appliances and no visible fingerprints again. When you need to wipe up spills just wash as normal and reapply.
The fridge needed to soak, but Goo Gone wins the day for tape and sticker residue. WD is a Jack of all and Master of none. It was created to put a temporary rust and moisture inhibitor on war planes in storage. Hose 'em down and put 'em up. The forty refers to the number of formula attempts it took to get right.
A mistake I've seen a few times is people spraying it into noisy bearings ( extractor fans for example ) , it disolves the grease and makes matters worse. WD40 make a silicon version that actually lubricates.
it looks like WD-40 is obsolete and they try to sell some more before dying. it's a Water Dispersant - 40th recepe. i guess it's not really the 40th but sounds better. spray it on your fishing bait.
When you look at how much shelf space is given to WD40 and different SKU’s that are carried at the big box stores I would guess their sales are strong. Just a theory on my part though 😊
I use GT85 for lubing locks and also cleaning my motorbike's drive chain. It has teflon in it and won't ruin the rubber seals. I'm not sure if you folks in America can still buy it over there though.
I’m not sure on that exact one, but we do have several products with Teflon in it now…WD40 has like 8 different types you can buy depending on your specific use 🛠️🛠️
