Things WD40 doesn't do

[Sea Dog]

I've just learned in another thread that WD40 is good for cleaning stove glass! Is there no end to this product's talents?

 

What should WD40 definitely not be used for? Greenie for the most outrageous/amusing answer?

[David Schweizer]

I've just learned in another thread that WD40 is good for cleaning stove glass! Is there no end to this product's talents?

 

What should WD40 definitely not be used for? Greenie for the most outrageous/amusing answer?

 

Diluting Whisky

[Guest]

Not near electronic panels. Very bad for certain components. (Neither outrageous nor amusing, but an expensive lesson.)

Edited December 27, 2014 by Guest

[madcat]

Spraying annoying relatives to shut them up, it's a waste.

[cereal tiller]

I've just learned in another thread that WD40 is good for cleaning stove glass! Is there no end to this product's talents?

 

What should WD40 definitely not be used for? Greenie for the most outrageous/amusing answer?

 

Probably no good for Curing Haemoroids?

CT

[Sea Dog]

Spraying annoying relatives to shut them up, it's a waste.

 

Unless they have squeaky voices, in which case it might work quite well.

[onionbargee]

WD40 is a tiny amount of bog standard oil in a lot of solvent, its basically not much good for anything, except it evaporates quickly so you need to keep using it, a manufactures dream product. Which they make never ending claims about all the things it can do, its just marketing whaffle.

[Janet S]

I don't know what you can't use it for, but it's certainly bloody brilliant at removing wax crayon marks from furniture and floors!

 

Janet

[The Pipe]

It is reputedly good at setting of airport explosive detectors.

[Happy Bachelor]

Probably wouldn't use it for frying my sausages!

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[Guest]

Well it's spectacularly useless at releasing seized components.....

[David Schweizer]

Probably no good for Curing Haemoroids?

CT

 

Now you tell me.

[cereal tiller]

WD40 is a tiny amount of bog standard oil in a lot of solvent, its basically not much good for anything, except it evaporates quickly so you need to keep using it, a manufactures dream product. Which they make never ending claims about all the things it can do, its just marketing whaffle

Have always thought that WD stood for Water Displacement and the 40 stands for the Fortieth formulation which seemed to work.

CT

[X Alan W]

Have always thought that WD stood for Water Displacement and the 40 stands for the Fortieth formulation which seemed to work.

CT

I was always told it was a product for the aero industry water disparesent that was effective for 40 days after that it was worse than not using it

[Neil2]

Despite what it says on the tin I can assure you it should not be used to ease a difficult screw.

[Arthur Marshall]

It's good for oiling cuckoo clocks. It goes sticky and the annoying little bird shuts up forever.

[MtB]

 

What should WD40 definitely not be used for? Greenie for the most outrageous/amusing answer?

 

Making vegetarian gravy.

 

 

MtB

[Naughty Cal]

Well it's spectacularly useless at releasing seized components.....

What you need for that is Rostoff.

[Guest]

What you need for that is Rostoff.

I think that is the suff I have. It was obtained years ago by my late father in law and it's brilliant. It even managed to unseize the glass fixing screws from my Morso stove glass.

 

People often think WD40 is good for that but it isn't. I have had good results with Plus Gas too.

[frangar]

What you need for that is Rostoff.

I find plus gas works well.

 

Something I learnt as a kid was don't squirt WD40 with one hand when you have a blowtorch in the other.....it's very amusing for a while.....

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[andywatson]

Polishing the stairs when your mother in law comes for Christmas.

Edited December 27, 2014 by andywatson

[harve90]

I was always told it was a product for the aero industry water disparesent that was effective for 40 days after that it was worse than not using it

Off topic speaking product origin an interesting question, where was cling film first used? you may be surprised at the answer.

[craftycarper]

You are correct in that it stands for water displacement and lasts forty days but I am also told that it's a fish oil derivative which would explain why many anglers actually spray there baits with it before casting out,it does free up seized objects and also it's great for removing silicone sealant from things after its dried, you need to let it soak in though and not just squirt it on and expect things to come loose straight away, if I have new brakes to fit I will normally soak the calipers the night before then in the morning all the nuts are easy to undoe, lastly if you use loads of it as I do you are better off going to the pound shop were its called maintenance spray and I get ten cans for the price of two cans of wd40,that's about my lot on the subject

Off topic speaking product origin an interesting question, where was cling film first used? you may be surprised at the answer.

for me it was over a pub toilet with hilarious though messy results

[Alexander1618]

Don't use it on any tools that are meant for food, i put some on a hand operated bread slicer and while the slicer worked well, the bread tasted terrible!

[Guest]

I think that is the suff I have. It was obtained years ago by my late father in law and it's brilliant. It even managed to unseize the glass fixing screws from my Morso stove glass.

 

People often think WD40 is good for that but it isn't. I have had good results with Plus Gas too.

Diesel is quite good for removing seized screws.