You may know of WD-40 as a dissolver you have around the house in order to loosen the occasional rusty screw or stop a door squeaking on its hinges. Well, we are here to tell you that WD-40 has many more magical uses – from getting chewing gum out of your hair to making sure no furry imposters scare away the birds from the bird feeder. WD-40 is such a versatile and handy product that new uses for it keep coming up. Similar to duct tape, it is another one of those things that its creators had no clue how useful it would be to its creative consumers.
More Than 30 Ways To Use WD-40 That Will Make Your Life Easier
Most people don’t know how this versatile product got its name. Norm Larsen, the creator of WD-40, was aiming to create a water displacement product in 1953, hence the “WD” for “water displacement”. The “40” represents the fact that it is the 40th formula! So there you have it, the story behind the name. Oh, and last fun fact, it is created and produced in San Diego, California, like so many other pretty awesome things.
It’s probably safe to say that most of us have no idea what goes into WD-40 to make it such a wonder product… But does that really matter? What we do know is that it is a wonder multi-use product with uses that keep on coming. So all we really need to know is that it works and is reliable.
So listen to us when we tell you that whether you are a school-teacher or a motorcyclist enthusiast, a world traveler or a rare automobile collector, a carpenter or a cyclist, WD-40 is your best friend and will come in handy in more ways than one. Even if you already know the product, trust us when we tell you that you haven’t even begun to discover the endless benefits of this magical “lubricant”. Most of these ideas might surprise you, but as the saying goes, don’t knock it until you try it!
WD-40 Get Your Silver’s Shine On!
Have you ever seen truly glistening candlesticks? I remember the first time I gave mine a good shine with WD-40 after quite a while of not giving them the shine they deserve… I put them by the window in the sun, and they nearly blinded me! If you think I am exaggerating then give it a try yourselves. Just one spray, wipe with a circular motion, and you’re all set for showing off your shining silver.
WD-40 Get Your Silver’s Shine On!
Getting Your Glasses Unstuck
The other week I was hosting some friends over for dinner. After the meal, we started playing some card games when a friend suggested we make it more interesting with some shots. I went to get the shot glasses but they were all stuck stubbornly together, and no matter how hard we all tried, none of us managed to get them apart, until someone suggested spraying a little WD-40 on them. Sounded like an odd suggestion, but we did it and it worked a treat, the immediately came unstuck! Obviously, make sure you give them a good rinse before serving drinks!
Getting Your Glasses Unstuck
Effortless Zipping
Ever been zipping up your pants or a dress and the zipper snags and won’t go up any further? And it always happens when you are rushing somewhere, notice that? Well, all you need is a tiny spritz of WD-40 and the zipper will move up and down effortlessly. You can easily ruin your bag if you try to unstick the zipper with too much force, causing it to tear and become unfixable.
Effortless Zipping
Shining Shoes
I recently bought my first ever pair of white sneakers – something I have always avoided doing because I just knew they wouldn’t stay white for long, until I saw this pair and had to have them. Luckily I know this trick now too – one spray of WD-40 and a gentle rub, and my sneakers keep their white glow! This is especially essential for white sneakers, that get notoriously dirty quickly!
Shining Shoes
Make Tar Stains Disappear
OK, so far we have covered basic stains and dirt, but what about when it comes to something a bit more stubborn and notoriously challenging – like tar? Tar is one of those marks that can really ruin your car’s look… But fear not, because guess what… WD-40 is here to rescue you and your car! You can now drive through even the most polluted parts of the city without worrying about permanent scuffs.
Make Tar Stains Disappear
Ice Defroster
Most of us have had that winter morning nightmare when it’s freezing cold outside, you’re all wrapped up as warm as you can, you are rushing to take the kids to school or get to work, and then you see your car is covered in all the frost built up from the night before and you have to start scrubbing at it impatiently out in the cold. Well, that nightmare is over with a quick fix from WD-40, spray a bit of it and you’ll be on your way in no time.
Ice Defroster
Scissors Sliding Smoothly
Ever tried cutting something with a rusty pair of scissors and suddenly something simple becomes a tiresome job? Well, no more! One small spray to the screw in the center of the scissors and your scissors will slide smoothly again, and you can master the straight-line cutting again. Whether your children need to make a poster for a presentation, or you are a dedicated scrapbooker, your scissors will never fail you again.
Scissors Sliding Smoothly
Keeping Bird Feeders Squirrel Free
Anyone with a bird feeder who enjoys watching the different colorful birds come and go as they perch on your bird feeder eating their seeds will tell you that the squirrels are a nuisance. I used to think they are cute, now they keep scaring away my birds I think they are just rats with a fashion sense! However, squirrels are not very good at keeping their balance when the bird-feeder is slippery and oily… Do you get where this is going yet…? Good.
Keeping Bird Feeders Squirrel Free
Removing Stubborn Rings
Yes, rings are often a symbol of something permanent in one’s life, but no one said that they should become a literal part of you as you cannot get it off your finger! With WD-40 you don’t have to remove the ring or the finger, just a little spray of it and the ring will slide off easily. Too many people have almost dislocated their fingers from trying to yank it off.
Removing Stubborn Rings
Getting Rid of Gum
I am not going to start ranting about the low-lives who just spit their chewing gum out on the sidewalk instead of throwing it in the garbage, as civilized people should… but I will just say this, that next time you step on someone’s discarded gum, just a small spray of WD-40 will help you remove it without hassle. Your shoes will collect plenty of debris as you walk about.
Getting Rid of Gum
Taking Out Lipstick Stains
For a number of different reasons (some more innocent than others!), lipstick on your clothing is not a good look. Give it a light spray of WD-40 (not too much!), and it the lipstick will disappear. Nothing is worse than arriving to work after a quick lunch with a loved one, only to enter a meeting with a few smooches all over your formerly crisp and white shirt. Your boss will not be impressed!
Taking Out Lipstick Stains
Crayon Cleaner
My kids can be pretty creative, and sometimes that creative flair leads them to explore new ways of expressing themselves artistically. Which sometimes includes the walls in our house. Do you see where this is going? When your child thinks the living-room wall is their new experimental canvas. What a joy. Luckily, a light spray of WD-40 will remove any crayon experiments from your walls without leaving stains or streaks behind.
Crayon Cleaner
Freshening Up Your Wood
A beautiful new wooden coffee table, the centerpiece of the living room, is one of those things that get stained easily with mug rings, food, spilt drinks, pens, etc. Spraying some… that’s right you guessed it! WD-40 can help clear that up for you. With so many people working from home in 2020, plenty of cups of coffee are going to rest on work desks, leaving ugly and unwanted coffee stains.
Freshening Up Your Wood
Unlocking Rusty Locks
Locks are very useful things. But not so much if you have the key and still can’t open the lock! Being unable to enter your garden shed because of a particularly rough season and its oxidizing effects is nothing short of frustrating when spring has sprung and it is time to tend to your blossoming garden. Fear not, WD-40 to the rescue again! Give the mechanism a good few squirts of the stuff and slide the bolt out smoothly.
Unlocking Rusty Locks
Peeling Off Stickers
Bumper stickers are a favorite way to make a point! But what happens when we decide to sell our car and we realize that the car’s worth has gone down two grand because of those stickers? The simple answer is we just spray a little WD-40 and the sticker will peel right off. Problem solved. Sometimes, you purchase a car from someone that is plastered with humiliating bumper stickers. Take those cringeworthy messages off in no time at all.
Peeling off Stickers
Getting Rid of Old Wax
When you take out your snowboarding or skiing equipment, after a year of them being put away, you will often find all that residue wax leftover from the last time they were used, and you will remember what trouble it can be getting that wax off! Well, now there is a much easier way! WD-40 to the rescue! Avoid sitting all night scrubbing the living daylights out of your snowboard hours before your big mountain trip!
Getting Rid of Old Wax
Extending You Shower Heads’ Lifespan
Have you ever got round to counting the number of pores your shower head has? If you have, then you have far too much time on your hands! But something that is worth noticing is how many of those pores are actually allowing water to flow though. If you give your shower head a bit of WD-40 TLC (tender loving care) it will extend its lifespan and prevent it from clogging up, as well as giving you a more enjoyable shower.
Extending You Shower Heads’ Lifespan
Fresher Air From Your AC
This one may be a bit of advice given too late if you already have an air conditioner installed in your house. But if you don’t and are planning to, then try giving your AC unit a little spray of WD-40. The light coating this provides will prevent dust from building up in the vents, ultimately allowing you to breathe fresher air. Now who doesn’t want that? Muggy air conditioners can lead to a build up of bacteria and germs, which then circulate freely in your room.
Fresher Air From Your AC
Cleaning Water Stains
One really frustrating and stubborn stain are the water stains that appear on your mirrors and bathroom walls, which don’t budge no matter how much you scrub them! Ugh! But wait… That was before you were introduced to the magic that is WD-40. The trick to cleaning your bathroom is to avoid having to use too much elbow grease to get those pesky stains off the walls, faucets, and baths and showers.
Cleaning Water Stains
Preserving Fridge Gasket
Some of you may be wondering… What the heck is a gasket?! Well, a gasket is the rubber piece on the inside of the fridge door that makes the sucking sound when you close it, separating the fridge door from the fridge frame. The gasket is also a friend to some of the funkiest and foulest gunk on Earth that it collects over time. If you attach the thin nozzle on the WD-40 can, you can get right in there in the small tricky spots that are hard to get at and just wipe it all away.
Preserving Fridge Gasket
Bug Exterminator
It is well known that cockroaches are practically indestructible. People will use all manner of toxic bug sprays to try and eliminate them. Most of these simply stun the monsters, who will simply get back on their feet and scuttle back on with their business. Cockroaches can, after all, survive a nuclear bomb. There are a few substances that they cannot endure, however. Introduce them to WD-40 and see if they are still invincible.
Bug Exterminator
Making License Plates Shiny Again
If you are someone who doesn’t want their license plates clean and shiny… well then I am a little worried about you being on the roads, but still… An easy way to get your license plates shiny again is a simple spray of WD-40 and a rub with a cloth, and voila! You might also want to help your neighborhood’s police along with their work by helping them better identify you.
Making License Plates Shiny Again
Ungluing Super Glue
Ungluing the all-powerful superglue may sound impossible. That is until WD-40 came along proving itself to be the ultimate nemesis of the invincible superglue. Many people have found themselves in a literal bind when their superglue tubes got out of hand. Whether you want to remove a pesky object from your home, or have found yourself dangerously stuck together, WD-40 is your friend. Avoid nasty injuries with this potentially dangerous stuff!
Ungluing Super Glue
Guitar Strings Protector
Here a tip for guitar lovers and players. WD-40 will clean your guitar strings and also protect them from any future damage. Simply spray some onto a cloth, hugging the strings one by one by putting your thumb on one side and your four fingers on the other, and slide up and down along the length of the string. If you are an artist and perform live shows, there are few things more embarrassing than having a string snap on you halfway through a song.
Guitar Strings Protector
Avoiding Splinters
With the same effect of a varnish, WD-40 can ensure that your wooden-stick utensils such as brooms, mops, rakes, etc., can stay strong and free from splinters. Every so often just give them a little spray and a rub and you can know that you extended their lifespan. When you are sweeping up a dirty room or taking care of fall’s leaves, you can easily snag your hand or fingers on a rogue splinter. Ouch!
Avoiding Splinters
Breaking In Baseball Gloves
Getting a new baseball glove is such a wonderful feeling! But the breaking-it-in part is rather less pleasing as it is not so comfortable. If you have sensitive skin, you could easily get blisters from this process. Some people try different oils to help soften up the sturdy leather, but not that many people know of the magic WD-40 can create. Try it. Trust me. You will be playing ball like a pro.
Breaking In Baseball Gloves
Prolonging The Life Of Your Leather Sofas
So leather and WD-40 are best of friends. Just keep in mind that moderation is key to get the best out of this relationship. So try lightly spraying a cloth with the magic and then give your leather chair or sofa a wipe down and you will be prolonging its life helping it to stay shiny, clean, and healthy. This expensive type of furniture will remain in good condition for years to come.
Prolonging The Life Of Your Leather Sofas
Enticing Fish
Are you rereading that title? Yep, ‘Enticing Fish’ is what it says! Some fishermen actually swear that by spraying their baits with WD-40 they actually attract more fish! Just make sure you check with whoever supervises your local fishing spot that this substance has approval for their waters. We would hate for you to disturb the local ecosystem and receive some hefty fines. Either way, a lot of fish are going to go missing!
Enticing Fish
Cleaning Grills
How annoying is it trying to get all that filth off that gathers and accumulates over time on your grill? Yes I know, it is one of my absolute least favorite things to do. But the hassle is over! Just spray the grill with WD-40, and using a wire brush scrub the grease and it will come away easily! Just make sure you don’t do that when there are still hot coals on the grill!
Cleaning Grills
Separating Lego
Separating LEGO pieces is really one of the most annoying things relating to LEGO. A quick spray of WD-40 and there is no more struggle! When your children come crying to you because all their pieces have fused into an ungodly abomination, rather than breaking all of your nails when trying to pull it to pieces, give the LEGO nest a few good squirts of WD-40 and make this pesky process a breeze. Make sure you give them a good rinse before handing them back to your child to play with.
Separating Lego
Separating Flower Pots
For some unknown reason, flower pots get easily stuck together and as easily as they stick together they are as hard to pull apart! You probably get where this is going by now… WD-40 is the answer. When winter ends, and it is time to bring out your spring plants, you do not want to be trapped in your garden shed doing some desperate heavy lifting. Worse, you could easily smash your pots with the force.
Separating Flower Pots
Faster Digging
You may be wondering what digging and WD-40 have got to do with one another. Well, before digging a hole try spraying your spade or shovel with WD-40 and it will feel like cutting into hot fudge, smooth and easy! This hack is ideal for those that need to dig a large hole quickly, to dispose of some alarming evidence. Just kidding, we know that you want to get that home-made pool going!
Faster Digging
Removing Tea Stains
Yes yes, there are other people with those nasty tea stains in your sink or on your kitchen counter. You might love throwing tea parties for your book club or daughter’s fairytale birthday, but there are few things worse than finding your lovely furniture marked with dozens of rings once the show is finally over. Do I really have to tell you what the solution is? Spray and wipe. Voila!
Removing Tea Stains
Giving Your Plants A Shine
First, let’s be clear. We are talking about the plastic kind of plants here! You will easily damage your organic plants if you try and spruce them up with WD-40. It’s a pretty ugly look when your plastic plants start resembling the inside of a vacuum cleaner. Give the leaves a little wipe down with WD-40 to give them a new boost of life! No one will be able to tell the difference.
Giving Your Plants A Shine
Getting Rid of Ink Stains
What a nightmare when a ballpoint pen has burst and leaked in your favorite jeans’ pocket. Not only does it look terrible it also ruins your jeans! Well, maybe not completely ruined, as there is still hope for your prized pair of Levi’s. Do not throw them away! Well, no more. The solution is a little spray and rinses with WD-40 and problem solved! Give the stain a good rub.
Getting Rid of Ink Stains
Removing Dog Poop
Stepping on dog poop is a real nuisance. We have all been there, rubbing our shoes on the grass trying to get the worst of it off. And even then you can be sure there will be some left just for good measure. Give it a spray of WD-40 and the excrement will fall off the shoe easily. We really do wish that people were more responsible when taking their dogs for walks.
Removing Dog Poop
Erasing Sticker Marks
So, your favorite film just came out in a Director’s Cut for Blu-Ray, and you cannot wait to get home and pop the disc in for some epic entertainment. When you are about to slide the disc in, however, you notice a shocking intruder on the disc. I never quite understood why they had to put price tags and labels on the bottom of DVDs and CDs. But the solution is of course… WD-40!
Erasing Sticker Marks
Hairbrush Hair
Let me just clarify. Pulling dead hair out of your hairbrush is easily done with a little spray of WD-40, then soak the brush in water, and the hairs can be pulled out as easy as 1-2-3! We really hope that you do not continue to use a gunky and hairy hairbrush, as this is completely unacceptable! Take care of your hairbrush, and it will take care of your beautiful head of hair.
Hairbrush Hair
Clearing Toothpaste Stains
So you know when you have an urgent meeting and you are brushing your teeth in a rush, and then come back from work that evening and see the toothpaste stains you left around the sink or on the bathroom surface top? Or worse still you don’t notice the stains for a couple of days and then they are even harder to scrub off. With a little spray of WD-40 and they’ll be gone!
Clearing Toothpaste Stains
Cleaning Bugs
Not cleaning bugs to fix them up for a talent show. I mean cleaning the bugs that accumulate on the front of your car. A rag, some WD-40, you get where this is going, right? Splattering bugs is an inevitable part of driving, especially on long journeys on the highway. Have you noticed that you squash far fewer bugs on your windshield these days? This is an unfortunate effect of global warming as local insect populations begin to dwindle.
Cleaning Bugs
Cleaning Bathroom Tiles
Bathroom tiles are another one of those things that just get dirty easily and are hard to make look clean again. Whether it is nail polish or any other gunk, WD-40 is the answer. We all know how stubborn bathroom tiles can be when it comes to cleaning, being notoriously caked with grout and filth. You will still need a fair amount of elbow grease for this hack, however, so prepare yourself!
Cleaning Bathroom Tiles
De-Squeaking Squeaky Shoes
If this made you laugh then you probably know exactly what I’m talking about. It has happened to so many of us, when you are looking sharp in your new suit or outfit, and then you walk down the corridor at the office, and everyone can hear you coming – squeaky shoes. Slightly diminishing that look you pulled together. Just a tiny spray of WD-40 will solve this problem, giving you (and everyone else) peace and quiet.
De-Squeaking Squeaky Shoes
Avoiding Snowy Windows
With the snow season already upon us, we all want to look outside and see the white winter wonderland. Give your windows a little spray with WD-40 and the snow will slip right off. This will ensure that your home does not start to freeze with snow-packed windows as the extreme effects of winter begin to set in. Make winter an enjoyable and cozy experience for you and your family.
Avoiding Snowy Windows
Wasp Defence
From the issues of the winter to the problems of the summer. In the summer the bees and wasps are always in search of the right location to set up their nest. And it is a right drag when they set up home under our homes! Just spray some WD-40 in the spot you think they may try and nest and they will stay away. These vicious little monsters need to be kept well away from your home!
Wasp Defence
Toning Down Polyurethane Shine
You know when you want that perfect finish to your floors, and you varnish them, but then there is that slightly dazzling shine, which is a bit too much? Just spray some WD-40 and wipe down the floor with a cloth to get the perfect amount of shine. This is the best way to ensure that your home is as attractively dazzling as possible if you are selling your home and need to entice potential buyers.
Toning Down Polyurethane Shine
Removing Stuck Prostheses
This was a tip my friend who has a prosthetic leg mentioned to me. She said that everyone with prostheses can relate to the struggle to remove them sometimes when they get stiff and there is no one else around to help, she gave hers a quick spray of WD-40 and immediately felt it loosen up. We want to help you to be as independent and free as possible if you use prostheses of any kind.
Removing Stuck Prostheses
Cleaning Impossible Dried Glue
WD-40 beats glue, ANY type of glue, the wet kind, the dry kind, the stubborn kind, the permanent kind, WD-40 wins. Just spray and wait for the glue to loosen up. Whether you love to scrapbook, are a big fan of arts and crafts, or your kids seem to never run out of homework that requires glue, keep the WD-40 handy whenever you work with adhesives. No more sticky hands!
Cleaning Impossible Dried Glue
Getting Rid of Carpet Stains
There are some stains that you may have come to accept will always be a part of your living room, but we are here to tell you that that can change! Spray the stain with some magic WD-40 and wipe it away easy-peasy. Before you head off to Google land to search for the best (and most expensive) cleaning services in town, make sure to give this hack a try.
Getting Rid of Carpet Stains
Saying Goodbye To Ketchup Stains
There is something about tomatoes and ketchup that they always end up on our clothing somehow, and then they are a nuisance to get off. Now that’s over – just a little spray of WD-40 and a wipe and bye-bye stain. This hack is perfect for everything from your cutting boards, to your plastic cases and pots and pans. You will never have to worry about the staining substance again.
Saying Goodbye To Ketchup Stains
Giving Your Fridge an Actual Clean
Fridges are one of those things that we use constantly, and because of that we hardly ever get round to giving them a proper clean but they are also probably one of the dirtiest things in our homes! It also doesn’t help that some of the gunk that accumulates in there is really difficult to clean. Guess what? WD-40 allows you to do so with ease. Enjoy your fresh-smelling and Hygenic fridge.
Giving Your Fridge an Actual Clean
Preventing Blood Stains
You know the scenario. Your kid comes in from playing outside with a nasty graze on his knee and blood on his shorts. Before that becomes a stain, just give it a spray of WD-40, and you are sorted. You might want to make sure they are alright first though. Children are notoriously accident-prone, and you can expect all manner of painful cuts and scrapes during play. We love our kids!
Preventing Blood Stains
Preventing Corrosion On Your Boat
A challenge for all mariners is protecting their boats from corrosion. WD-40 can be a very useful friend in this case! Spray the stern after each use and you can help protect your vessel from being permanently damaged. If you own a boat, then we do not tell you how colossally expensive repairs can be. You can be the true captain of your ship when you show it the love that it deserves.
Preventing Corrosion On Your Boat
Removing Barnacles From Boats
Any sailors out there will know that barnacles can be one of the most persistent problems you have to deal with. Give the affected area a generous spray of WD-40, then use a putty knife to scrape off the barnacles. If there is still some leftover after that, spray a little more and then sand it off with some sandpaper. This will ensure that you never cut your hands again.
Removing Barnacles From Boats
Preserving Your Golf Clubs
Any golfer will tell you, golf clubs are far from cheap. So if you own some you want to keep them in good shape, keeping them clean and protected is a MUST! Give them a spray and a light wipe after every game and you will see the difference as they glisten in the sun next time you play. Impress your golfing buddies next time you hit the green with your sparkling irons.
Preserving Your Golf Clubs
Removing Stuck Spark Plugs
This is a trick even NASCAR mechanics use as a quick fix to help remove damaged spark plugs! A spray of magical WD-40 and they’re out quick as a flash! You can now avoid having to take your car into the mechanic’s shop for an expensive order when you could do the job at home for free. You should not feel intimidated by the inner workings of your vehicle – anyone can fix the smaller issues!
Removing Stuck Spark Plugs
Keeping Saws Good As New
Keeping your saws in good shape is not always easy, especially if they get used often. Rust easily builds up and dust makes them stiff. A spray of WD-40 on your saws, including rounded saws, will keep them in top shape, as well as easing the dust off and whatever other gunk is on them. Chainsaws can become incredibly dangerous and hazardous if they are not taken care of correctly.
Keeping Saws Good As New
Quieting You Wicker Chair
It is an annoying moment when you want to sit down and relax in your wicker chair, having just put the kids to bed, and the chair has more to say than your sleeping kids do when they are awake. A little spray of WD-40 on the squeaky parts of the chair and you’ll be able to just sit back and relax in peace and quiet. Make your garden as pleasant and silent as possible.
Quieting You Wicker Chair
Lubricating Toy Wheels
This is one your kids will thank you for! And you can thank me later! Spray the wheels of the cars, rollers, or whatever other toys with wheels in the house, and your child can play happily, cruising smoothly, and you won’t have to hear that awful constant squeak anymore. Keep your kids happy and they will do the same for you when they do not come running to you screaming about their faulty toys.
Lubricating Toy Wheels
Keeping Sliding Doors Sliding Smoothly
It is seriously annoying when your sliding door no longer slides smoothly, and it is a struggle to pull it along a rough-feeling sliding strip. WD-40 is here to the rescue once again! Just spray the strip and give it a wipe to get rid of all the dust and other mess that has accumulated there, and you will be back on track for smooth and pain-free sliding once again.
Keeping Sliding Doors Sliding Smoothly
Keeping Your Wind Chimes Rust Free
Wind chimes are supposed to be symbols of serenity, not to look like a rusty metallic eye-sore. You may think that you cannot prevent the build-up of rust on your wind chimes, but we are here to tell you that it is not so! Just spray them, make sure to wipe them down afterward, and you should be musically and aesthetically sound in no time. Nothing but the sweetest sounds is acceptable for your home!
Keeping Your Wind Chimes Rust Free
Putting Plastic Shelves Together
Putting plastic shelves together is pretty simple, but why oh why is it such a mission to separate them again afterward? Now there is a solution to prevent this nightmare. Spray the parts that fit into the shelf sockets before you fit them together. You can thank me when you are packing up to move house or just changing things up a bit later. This otherwise simple process does not need to be difficult any longer.
Putting Plastic Shelves Together
Whitening Fiberglass Bathtubs
You know when you see a nice shiny new bathtub and it is all inviting and clean and fresh? And then you know when you see most people’s bathtubs and you accept that there are some marks which will always be there? Well, this is a wrong assumption! You too can have that sparkling white bathtub again! Just let the spray sit on the area affected for a bit and then wipe it clean.
Whitening Fiberglass Bathtubs
Looking After Wheelbarrows
For whatever you use your wheelbarrow, there is no reason it should look that it has been attacked by a termite colony! All you need to do is spray and wipe it down with the trusty WD-40! You will love how easy it is to transport loads (or children) around when the wheel moves freely and easily. If you work in construction or love to do your own DIY home projects, then we highly recommend this hack.
Looking After Wheelbarrows
Cleaning Tape Marks Of Your Walls
We all have a picture or a poster we want to hang on the wall at some point, especially if you have teenagers in the house. And then there comes a time when the musical taste changes or the poster becomes tatty. But you are left with the ugly sticker residue on the walls afterward. But you don’t need to quickly find something to replace it with! Just spray and wipe. Easy peasy.
Cleaning Tape Marks Of Your Walls
De-Squeaking Swings and Other Playground Equipment
Some people are of the opinion that see-saws and swings always have been and always will be squeaky. I disagree! Simply spray our good friend WD-40 on the moving parts, and everyone can swing squeak-free. This will also avoid wear and tear on the chains, stopping them from rusting, which can easily lead to accidents for your children. Playgrounds need plenty of attention to stop them from becoming unfriendly hazards.
De-Squeaking Swings and Other Playground Equipment
Cleaning Ashtrays
If you are a smoker or have friends or family members then you will be familiar with the yukky smelly dirt that often sticks to the bottom of the ashtray, and is often quite stubborn. A spray of WD-40 before you smoke makes it easier to get rid of the ashes and cigarette butts. Spray, smoke, wipe. Or, you could quit this dirty habit and not have to go through this pain in the first place!
Cleaning Ashtrays
Preserving Lawnmower Blades
If you own a lawnmower then you know that lawnmower blades are not inexpensive, so it would serve you to keep them in good shape. A regular spray of WD-40 will do just that! You never know what pinecones or stones are lurking beneath your lawn’s grass, and even the smallest of items can do a number on your lawnmower blades if they are not kept well lubricated and glossy.
Preserving Lawnmower Blades
Getting Rid of Chair Marks
Chairs and other pieces of furniture leave marks on the floor sometimes when you move them from place to place, and you may think that they are there to stay. But in fact, give the marks a spray with WD-40, wait a moment, and then wipe them away forever! These marks can be elusive, hiding under the bottoms and feet of your family or dinner guests, who could easily spot them if they have a keen eye.
Getting Rid of Chair Marks
Cleaning Luggage Grips
Yeah, we know that when you fly they must put the stickers and labels on your luggage handles, but that doesn’t mean you have to then put up with sticky handles once you get home. Spray the grips, and wipe away the residue, and your luggage will be as good as new. Unless you like to show off to your friends and family just how many places you have visited, then by all means keep that ugly looking vanity going.
Cleaning Luggage Grips
Removing Stickers from Plates
Since we are already talking about stickers and the annoying residue they leave when you remove them… Then we might as well mention those infuriating little stickers on the bottom of plates and new kitchen utensils that always seem to leave something, a really sticky something, behind when you take them off. Enjoy eating off clean and fresh plates and make the most out of your beloved crockery and pots.
Removing Stickers From Plates
Eliminating Dust from Mosquito Screens
Mosquito screens are intended to prevent the bugs from flying in and getting to you, but actually, they also have a tendency to collect on them what seems to be all the dust there is in the country… well, that is how it feels sometimes! Just give a cloth a spray with our trusty WD-40, and wipe the screens down, and you will be dust-free again. Keep those bugs away!
Removing Dust From Mosquito Screens
Giving Your Gold and Brass it’s Shine Back
We are not sure about sterling silver, but we definitely recommend giving you gold or brass lamps a good shine with WD-40. This will also give them a proper shine, AND keep them dust-free for a bit. We are sad to inform you that unlike what the picture below suggests, no genies will be released from this added bit of shine, but your cleanliness wishes will certainly and impressively come true.
Giving Your Gold and Brass it’s Shine Back
Lubricating Ironing Boards and Folding Chairs
You may have got the gist by now, that anything with metal hinges or folding parts can get rusty and become a struggle to open and close, and WD-40 is the answer to this problem, preventing the metal joints from becoming rusty or too tight. Just make sure you give them a good wipe down after spraying. You will then enjoy ironing as much as the lady in the picture below is.
Lubricating Ironing Boards and Folding Chairs
Restoring Metal Figurines
Whether or not you keep your metal figurines inside the house or outdoors, they can get rusty and lose their charm. Just give them a spray with some WD-40 and wipe them clean and they will keep their shine for much longer. This is also the perfect way to keep your trophies and medals as sparkly and clean as possible, reflecting your incredible pride and admiration for your greatest achievements.
Restoring Metal Figurines
Getting Better TV Signal
If you are one of the few still using a TV antenna, then this is especially for you. Give your antenna a wipe down with a little spray of WD-40 and it will not only keep it cleaner and shinier but will also enable you to pick up an improved signal. With so many of us being stuck at home in 2020, being able to stream Netflix without interruption is essential.
Getting Better TV Signal
Toilet Cleaning
OK, I think we can all agree that no-ones favorite job is cleaning their toilet, but regrettably, it is a necessary job we all need to do, and now there is an easier way so that you can spend less time scrubbing with your nose in the toilet. Give the yukky places a dose of WD-40, a light scrub with a toilet brush, and your toilet will stay cleaner for longer!
Toilet Cleaning
Removing Gum from Hair
Let’s first get one thing straight. Try at all costs to avoid getting chewing gum stuck in your hair because it’s pretty disgusting. However, if you do happen to be ‘lucky’ enough to experience the chewing-gum-hair situation, you don’t need to mess about with ice (which doesn’t usually work anyway) or a sticky stringy mess as you try and pull it out which usually ends up with cutting a clump of hair out anyway, just close your eyes and mouth and give it a good spray of WD-40 and removing the gum will be easy.
Removing Gum from Hair
Cleaning Greasy Hands
Any of us who have worked with grease, whether through our jobs or at home, know what a nightmare it can be to get the grease off when you’re done, and you’ll also know that a standard soap does not do the job properly, and there is always residue grease. The solution is giving your hands a little spray of WD-40, then wipe them with a paper towel or a cloth, then wash them with soap. Grease-free hands, Voila!
Cleaning Greasy Hands
Making Your Shoes Waterproof
This is pretty impressive. WD-40 can transform any shoes into a waterproof pair for the rainy season. You might think that only the sturdiest boots will allow you to step out into the elements with confidence, but even the lightest-looking shoes can be sealed and reinforced with a water warding touch with a can of the good stuff. You will never have to suffer through soggy socks and wrinkly, cold feet again.
Making Your Shoes Waterproof