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WD-40 Uses You May Not Have Heard Of

July 20, 2016 By Erin Kennedy 6 Comments

The other day, I decided, I could not take the screeching sound of the garage door opening and closing anymore. It was driving me insane. I felt like it was echoing throughout the neighborhood. I went and bought some WD-40 because that is what my mom always used on squeaky doors.

I put it on the hinges and I was amazed at what a difference it made. It is like a whole new garage door, and doesn’t make a peep. I was so excited that I went throughout my house and sprayed it on all of the door hinges that might have a little noise. I started to wonder what else this can of goodness could do. Here are some other ways to use WD-40 in your house that might surprise you.

Remove crayon marks: You can spray and wipe off marks from glass, mirrors, walls, and wallpaper.

Get rid of gum: If you get gum in the carpet of fabric, just spray WD-40 on the spot. Wait 10 minutes and remove gum with a cloth.

Loosen Zippers: If you have a stubborn zipper, spray WD-40 and pull zipper up and down, then remove excess with a paper towel.

Remove scuff marks: If your family has a habit of leaving scuff marks on your tile or wood floor use this spray to remove them. Just rub marks with a clean cloth until it is no longer slippery.

Clean silver: Use WD-40 to remove tarnish from your silver jewelry or utensils. It will even help prevent tarnish from building up again because it seals out moisture.

De-grease bike chain: Spray WD-40 on your chain to clean, degrease and lubricate. It will also remove any sticky residue on the frame.

Remove stickers: Stubborn stickers can come off with a spray of WD-40. Let it saturate and remove with cloth.

Loosen baked on food: Spray on pans that have food that has been baked on. Spray, wipe, then clean with soap and water.

Filed Under: Featured, For The Home

Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    May 14, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    It also keeps birds and animals away from your garbage bags. We have a real seagull problem in my town on garbage day, they tear apart garbage bags and spread trash all over the road so we spray a little WD-40 on the outside of the garbage bags when we put them by the road for pick up and the seagulls stay away.

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  2. Anonymous says

    November 20, 2012 at 3:32 am

    It also takes varnish off your skin when your husband desides to varnish you instead of the table.

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  3. Anonymous says

    January 21, 2013 at 6:54 am

    and it instantly disolves tree sap from skin, hair, anywhere!

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  4. Anonymous says

    April 28, 2013 at 5:15 am

    My dad would always loosen up a new baseball glove WD-40. Put a softball in the glove after spraying and wrap a rubber band around overnight. Not so stiff and much easier to use.

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  5. Anonymous says

    May 6, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    You shouldn’t put regular WD-40 on a bicycle chain. It will dry out the chain. However WD-40 makes lubricant especially for bike chains but it’s more expensive.

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  6. Ed says

    April 9, 2018 at 10:24 am

    It cleans and shines stainless steel. Been using it for years. The stainless still looks brand new.

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