WD-40
What Would We Do Without It?

Everyone is familiar with WD-40 and most people have at least one can in their home. What you may not know is there are hundreds of uses for WD-40. Here we have listed some of the more common uses along with some of the more unusual ones as well.

• Removes rubber cement


• Removes tape marks from the wall where posters hung


• Removes water spots from mirrors


• Gets hair color dye stains out of towels


• Removes gum from dryer lint screen


• Removes streaks from Formica


• Camouflages scratches in ceramic tile


• Camouflages scratches in linoleum


• Removes scuff marks from ceramic tile floor


• Shines black rubber baseplates


• Spray on trees to prevent beavers from chewing on them


• Spray around flower beds gently to keep cats out


• Spray the wire cages on tomatoe plants to keep insects away


• Spray in cracks between sidewalk and cinderblock wall to prevent weeds from growing in them


• Spray on stepping stone molds before pouring to ease removal from mold


• Removes gum from bed sheets


• Keeps snow from sticking to shovel


• Keeps snow from sticking to satellite dishes


• Removes artificial snow from windows after holiday season


• Removes grease from clothing


• Removes melted plastic from toaster oven


• Lubricates kitchen sink handheld spray nozzle


• Helps prevent rust on hide-a-key containers


• Protects wrought iron from rust


• Helps keep wooden handles on garden tools from splintering


• Prevents rust from forming on washing machines


• Cleans smoke stains


• Shines leaves of artificial houseplants


• Displaces moisture from submerged cellular phones


• Spray sewing thread to prevent breakage


• Removes Velcro stickers


• Loosens up knots in gold chains


• Keeps VCR tapes from sticking in VCR's


• Lubricates toaster slides


• Keeps line from binding on string trimmer spools


• Kills ants, spiders, roaches, and wasps


• Keeps hose ends from corroding


• Removes ink from blue jeans


• Removes ink stains from leather


• Removes Marks-a-Lot ink from most items


• Removes ink from carpet, vinyl


• Removes marking pen from glass objects


• Lubricates luggage zippers


• Removes mascara from tile floors


• Removes gum from aluminum siding, linoleum floors


• Removes felt pen marks from floor


• Removes coffee stains from leather


• Removes coffee stains on floor tile


• Frees stuck Lego blocks


• Helps remove ketchup stains from carpet


• Removes tomato stains from clothes


• Removes Kool-Aid stains from carpet and fabric


• Prevents mildew growth on fountain


• Removes many stains from kitchen counters, i.e., grape juice, strawberry, and tea stains


• Removes crayon from carpet, screen doors, plastic tables, walls, wallpaper, glass,clothes dryers, glass, sofas, rock walls, and most anything that gets marked on by crayons

Tips and tricks for other common household products
Alka Seltzer as a cleaner
Uses for Baking soda
Vinegar as a cleaner

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