How to:
Here is a list of uses for WD-40 that is sure to make your life easier!
NOTE: Many of these tips have to do with flooring. To avoid slipping on the lubricant, always be sure to wash floors thoroughly after using WD-40.
- Removes coffee stains from floor tiles
- Eliminates marks from floors left by chair feet
- Removes adhesive price tags from shoe bottoms
- Cleans black streaks from hardwood floors
- Removes paint from tile flooring
- Removes crayon from carpet (be sure to test WD-40 on low visibility area of carpet before using)
- Loosens stubborn zippers
- Removes crayon from inside clothes dryers (make sure to unplug dryer first)
- Removes crayon from walls, wallpaper, compressed wood furniture, plastic, shoes, toys, chalk boards
- Frees stuck LEGO® blocks
- Removes mascara from tile floors and mirrors
- Removes sticker residue from clothes (be sure to test WD-40 on low-visibility area of garment before using)
- Lubricates screws in Christmas tree holders
- Removes permanent ink from most items
- Eliminates grime from grout on bathroom floors
- Removes nail polish from hardwood floors
- Cleans piano keys
- Removes stubborn temporary tattoos
- Untangle Jewelry Chains
- Removes stains from stainless steel sinks
- Removes tomato stains from clothing
- Gives a kids playground slide a shine for a super fast slide
- Removes splattered grease on a stove
- Removes ink from blue jeans
This next one is another one of the uses for WD-40 that blows my mind:
- Keeps sewing needles from rusting
- Removes glue from carpet
- Spray on poster board and let dry to provides interesting texture/base for art
- Removes rubber cement
- Gets glue stains out of jeans
- Removes glue from paneling
- Removes ink from hands
- Keeps clay from sticking to molds during crafting
- Removes play-dough from hair
- Keeps trigger on glue gun from sticking
- Spray on glass bottles before drilling holes (to make lamps)
- Removes tar from hands
- Lubricates straight pins for easier sewing of heavy fabrics
- Removes gum from floor boards and floor mats in your car
- Removes oil from hands
- Use the No-Mess Pen to get Christmas tree sap off ornaments
- Helps remove ketchup stains from carpet
- Cleans the grease off your stainless steel stove (I did this and it was amazing)
Shoe Cleaning
WD-40 is a friendly penetrating oil, which makes it wonderful for shoes such as sneakers and Italian leather shoes. Stubborn spots and thick dirt can be removed with so much ease by just applying WD-40 to the surface with the spot or dirt and mop the stain off with a soft cloth, thereby maintaining and enhancing the look of the entire surface.
Silver Polish
Are your collections of silver properties tarnishing away? Do you hate having corroded or rusted silver properties? Then WD-40 is definitely a solution for you. Simply spray over your silver properties with WD-40 and wipe it clean with a dry soft cloth. This helps to prevent rusting in silver and also removes other stains thereby leaving your properties shining and the sparkling of your silver will be replenished without ifs and buts.
Toilet Cleaning
Why spend so much money on expensive toilet cleaners, when all you need is WD-40. Because of its high cleansing properties, WD-40 is an easy spray to deal with when it comes to cleaning stubborn stains in your toilet. Just spray WD-40 o the area you want to clean, then scrub and rinse, and there you have your spotless and sparkling toilet.
Defrosting Ice
Why keep an ice scraper in your car to deal with ice , when you can easily deal with ice using WD-40. It has an oily characteristic which can be of advantage, so people could gear up by spraying WD-40 on the screen of their cars, to prevent the ice from sticking on the windows. Keep in mind, a clear view is crucial when driving a car.
Unsticking Gum
Unsticking Gum
Removing Crayon Marks
With the organic nature of crayons, WD-40 is a natural enemy of its components. It makes wiping out crayons on walls, furniture, and a variety of surfaces a walk in the park. So a kid just wrote on your wall with crayon? No problem, spray WD-40 on the particular surface and wipe it with a soft cloth.
Removing Waste Stains
The same shower you step into, that you clear your body in, tends to attract water stains, limescale and many more. To get rid of them, WD-40 is just so convenient to quickly clean it up. All water stains disappear like magic, just by simply spraying WD-40 to the desired area. Scrub well, rinse properly, and there you have it, a sparkling clean shower.
Scissors Polish
As we all know, friction causes wear and tears of a machine. In order to reduce friction and extend the life of any machine, spray them regularly with WD-40, they will be just perfect. WD-40 actually works well with wear and tears because of the oily characteristic it possesses, which serves as a lubricant in this case. So spray the fulcrum with WD-40 to ensure smooth movement of the blades, then wipe it clean with a soft cloth.
Removing Stickers and Price Tags
If you have ever tried pulling off a sticker from your car. You know that it can be very tiring and still, it leaves some coats stuck to your car. To get the whole sticker off your car without any residue left and no scratch, try spraying the sticker around the circumference with WD-40, then enjoy peeling off the sticker easily with no complaint.
Unsticking Zippers
At times we do have issues unzipping our bags and clothes. It might get totally stuck in a place which can be very frustrating at times, but WD-40 can totally rescue you in a case like this, with just a little spray of WD-40 can work wonders, and gently working them back and forth, you will get them right back into place.
Removing Tea and Coffee Stains
You know how tough it could be cleaning a coffee stain from a table in your home, and those little brown stains it leaves after vigorously scrubbing it. Well you could say goodbye to those brown stains, all you just need to do is to combine your cleaning routine with a squirt of WD-40. It will banish out in a moment.
Banishing Tar strains
If your car is stained in coal-tar and WD-40 is readily available with you. It will clean all coal-tar like no other even the stubborn patches would melt away like hot butter. With just a little spray of the WD-40 unto the area stained with coal-tar, and wiping it with a soft cloth in order not to scratch your painting. Your car is as good as new, free from coal-tar stains.
Taking off your rings
WD-40 has been made so far a user-friendly agent with your skin. For instance, you might be having issues with removing your rings from your finger, maybe the ring got stuck on one finger, you might feel like just taking off that finger, but don’t panic! Just get a WD-40, spray on your finger and slide the ring off with ease, isn’t it amazing?
Remove Lipstick
Lipstick is a cool charming accessory which a lot of people love to wear all the time, but unfortunately, it looks embarrassing when it stains other items such as clothing, luckily for you WD-40 as a pre-wash stain treatment which will help you remove the stain in negligible time. So before washing that cloth or item spray a little of WD-40 to the stained part, then wash off the WD-40 and rinse properly.
Helps Open Rusty Locks
At times our keyhole may not just allow its key to slide in. It may get stuck in the way, well WD-40 will help for the fastest approach to gain easy entry. Spray the WD-40 into the hole, try to get as much as you can into the hole. Then also spray a bit on the key itself, work your way with the key into the hole bit by bit until the key gets in, and works smoothly.
Extends The Life of Shower Heads
Shower heads have the tendency to break down over time due to corrosion. This is because oxidation of the metal is caused by water and exposure to air which results in it eventually rusting. In order to avoid corrosion, applying WD-40 will reduce this oxidation process, because the WD-40 acts as a protective coating which prevents further oxidation from reoccurring and by so doing extend the shower heads lifespan by years.
Remove Mildew From Refrigerator Gasket
A lot of sticky junks build up at the refrigerator gasket. Experiencing such? Therefore, get a WD-40 cause it is effective in removing mildew by just simply applying the spray to the gasket to remove the mildew. After spraying the mildew, allow to stay for a bit, then clean off with a soft cloth before finally cleaning with soap to get all the WD-40 out.
Filters Dust When Sprayed On Air Conditioning Filter
A.C filters help to filtrate the air so that the air would be clean and free from dust, debris and so on. But the A.C filters can easily get rusted unless properly cared. When you spray a little WD-40 on your A.C filter it helps to prevent rust before and after installing. This will make your filter become exponentially more effective and last longer.
Removing Leftover Tapes
All you just need to do is to spray a little WD-40 on the affected area and peel off the tapes easily, the leftovers can be removed by spraying the WD-40 on a soft cloth and using it to scrub the affected area. As you scrub, so does the leftovers from the tape slowly roll off. Therefore, that\’s how yo get you clean surface again.
In conclusion you can actualize the solutions on just how WD-40 can make your day wonderful! Next time you come in contact with seemingly any problem, WD-40 should be your first thought first touch!
No comments:
Post a Comment