Are you a frequent user of WD-40? Using it to the rescue in times of trouble with noisy doors and rusty screws? Well, you’ll be glad to know (if you haven’t yet) that there’s more to this product aside from it being a lubricant. The WD-40 can actually be your knight in shining armor against the littlest to biggest household problems. You could say that it is similar to duct tape whereas its creators didn’t even expect how useful it would become.
If you’re super curious what the name, “WD-40” means, we’re going to to finally give you the answer. The “WD” stands for “water displacement” -this was what the inventor, Norm Larsen decided when he debuted it in 1953. The “40”, means the 40th formula that was used. Well, we can’t delve deeper into what goes into the product because we don’t really know. Anyway, if you need more information, go to them; their company is in San Diego, California.
The important thing here is knowing how well we could use this miracle substance in many situations. Good for you, you won’t need to discover them on your own as we’ve got it many listed here. Keep reading and we’re sure it will blow your mind.
WD-40 For Shining Your Silver
Having guests over and ready to impress them with your silverware? You better spray some WD-40 and do a circular wiping to ensure that shining shimmering silverware for your guests.
Shining Your Silver
Separating Stuck Glasses
Isn’t it annoying when you have a bunch of people over for a drink but the stacked up glasses just won’t budge –slowing down the fun? Well no need to stress on that situation anymore! Just bring out your WD-40 and spray! They will come apart in no time.
Separating Stuck Glasses
Loosening Zippers
Zipper is a perfect invention for helping us open and close things smoothly. But, it also has its rough days when it suddenly just gets stuck –often putting us in awkward situations. The quick fix to this is spraying a WD-40 on it and just like that, it’ll be back to its normal self.
Loosening Zippers
Shining Shoes
Wearing white sneakers is a risky move. It can easily leave an impression. If it’s clean, they’re pretty nice to look at. However, when covered in dirt, you’re going receive some judging eyes from others. Don’t worry though, we’re here to tell you that the WD-40 can easily help remove dirt from your white sneakers with just a spray and gentle rubbing. This product will definitely help you maintain that whiteness in your sneakers.
Shining Shoes
Cleaning Tar Stains
Tar on the car can be every car owner’s enemy. But a little WD-40 saves the day as it can easily get tar off in a flash.
Cleaning Tar Stains
Defrosting Ice
Winter is beautiful but it also has its flaws. Most people hate having to scrub icy windows the moment they get up. But, thanks to the WD-40, the job gets done easy as with just a spray and a wipe, the frost goes away!
Defrosting Ice
Oiling Scissors
Stiff scissors are common, but you don’t need to stick around with it or end up buying a new one, a spray of WD-40 to its joint part in the middle will bring it back to normal.
Oiling Scissors
Guarding Bird Feeders
When bird feeders end up feeding the squirrels, it makes us scratch our heads. Good thing this stressful problem can be fixed once you put some the WD-40 on the surface of the bird feeder to make it slippery for squirrels to climb on.
Guarding Bird Feeders
Removing Rings
A ring symbolizes eternity and that is a touching thing. However, a ring that won’t get off your finger and would stay for eternity there is frightening! That’s why we’re here to tell you that if ever you get into this situation, just spray WD-40 to easily remove it.
Removing Rings
Removing Gum
It wouldn’t be much of a problem if you get gum in your shoes, just as long as the one who spit it out on the street cleans it for you! But, that’s just impossible. Good thing that the WD-40’s got your back when it comes to scraping it off. (Phew!)
Removing Gum
Taking Out Lipstick Stains
Lipstick is named lipstick because obviously it should be put on the lips. However, we can’t help but get it on our clothes, and it’s a hassle to scrub it off! Well, save your effort in the scrubbing. A little spray of WD-40 helps to easily remove it.
Taking Out Lipstick Stains
Cleaning Crayon Stains
Your children’s creativity is something to be happy for. But, getting crayon stains on walls or the furniture isn’t always something to smile about. But, hey! You don’t need to worry about it, crayon stains are no match with a spray from the WD-40.
Cleaning Crayon Stains
Clearing Stains From Wood
If you’re not a fan of cup coasters, then we’re pretty sure you have mug or glasses stains resting on your table. If you’re bothered by it, lucky for you because the WD-40 exists to clean it up!
Clearing Stains From Wood
Opening Rusty Locks
Locks are meant to keep intruders out of your house, but it’s funny if even you can get in. This happens a lot when locks get old and rusty. Instead of calling for a repairman or whoever that can break down the door for you, just use a WD-40 on your rusty locks to have it fixed in no time.
Opening Rusty Locks
Removing Stickers
Stickers can be cool. However, when a sticker gets old and ugly, or maybe when you finally realized that the sticker’s design is corny all along, removing them can be tough. We suggest you spray WD-40 on it so that you wouldn’t give yourself a hard time.
Removing Stickers
Protecting Shower Heads
Showering makes washing yourself easier, but have you noticed that sometimes water just flows so little and it’s not helping you bathe well. It’s probably because the shower head’s pores are clogged. Don’t worry though, no need to get a new shower head replacement too, the WD-40 can remove the clog away!
Protecting Shower Heads
Keeping Your AC Clean
To help you get fresher air out of your new AC, we suggest you spray it with a little bit of WD-40 before its installation. We promise it works like magic!
Keeping Your AC Clean
Cleaning Water Stains
Cleaning water stains from shower walls and mirrors can sure be a tough job. Even with all the rubbing and scrubbing, these stains just won’t go away. Well, if that’s the case, it’s time to use your secret weapon –the WD-40! Just spray it on the surface to easily remove the stains.
Cleaning Water Stains
Maintaining Fridge Gasket
IA gasket is the rubber separator for the fridge door and frame. We can’t deny how gross it is when you think of the tiny bits of dirt or whatever it is sticking on it existing in the fridge –a red alert since your food is there. You can clean it easily. Just come armed with a can of WD-40 and a piece of cloth.
Maintaining Fridge Gasket
Exterminating Bugs
Not only for cleaning or loosening things that are stuck, the WD-40 is also an effective pest repellent! Cockroaches better stay away from this product if they want to live.
Exterminating Bugs
Getting Gum Out Of Hair
Just like what we mentioned earlier about how the WD-40 can remove the gum on you shoes, this product also removes gum from your hair! Just be careful enough not to get the WD-40 on your mouth and eyes when you spray it onto your hair.
Getting Gum Out Of Hair
Shining License Plates
A clean car is a good car –it goes the same for license plates too! Sure, a dirty license plate can show that you’ve done some real good traveling, however it’s not that pleasing to the eyes. Go on and clean it up by using a dry cloth and WD-40.
Shining License Plates
Removing Super Glue
You might have thought before that its the end of the world when it comes to removing super glue. But we’re here to tell you that it’s not a hopeless case thanks to the WD-40. This product can surely be the nemesis of the super glue because it can easily fight it off.
Removing Super Glue
Protecting Guitar Strings
Guitar strings also get rusty, and it can be quite a hassle (especially to our pockets) having to change them every now and then. Good thing you can maintain the strings’ rust-free state by sliding a cloth with WD-40 on them.
Protecting Guitar Strings
Preventing Splinters
The WD-40 is definitely an all-around product. Did you know that it can also work like a varnish? If you spay and rub this product on your brooms, rakes, mops, or any wooden handles, you’ll be able to extend their lives!
Preventing Splinters
Breaking In Baseball Gloves
There’s nothing like the happy feeling you get when you have a new baseball glove. However, breaking it in isn’t much of an enjoyment because it could get tiresome. You can easily soften it up with the WD-40 –we promise it effectively works.
Breaking In Baseball Glove
Preserving Leather Sofas
Leather is a beautiful material as long as its kept clean and well-maintained. If you spray some WD-40 on it and wipe it out with a cloth every now and then, it will surely live longer and in a good condition of course.
Preserving Leather Sofas
Attracting Fish
We’re not even kidding you, the WD-40 is apparently used by fishermen and fishes just fall for this trap. Try it for yourself, just spray the WD-40 on the hooks and fishes will get attracted to it easily.
Attracting Fish
Cleaning Your Grill
Grilling can be an enjoying thing, but scrubbing the gunk off the grill? No fun! Good thing the WD-40 can make your life easier. Just spray it on the grill and use a wire brush to scrub off the grease.
Cleaning Your Grill
Separating Lego
LEGO blocks is one of the greatest toy inventions ever! You can build just about anything with it. Unfortunately, you’ll lose your interest in it easily if you’re faced with LEGO blocks that are stuck with each other and hard to separate. Here’s your answered prayed; the WD-40 that can break them off apart like a breeze.
Separating Lego
Separating Flower Pots
Like the LEGO blocks, the WD-40 also works like a charm with stuck flowerpots. When you can’t pull them apart, all you need to do is to get the WD-40 to help you out.
Separating Flower Pots
Digging Faster
With all the wonder that WD-40 can do, it also helps you dig holes faster. But how? You first spray it on your shovel or spade. Then, you slowly pierce the ground with laser-like precision. Just like a heated knife cutting through butter. Ain’t that delicious?
Digging Faster
Removing Tea Stains
For most people, tea is a comfort drink. However, most people dislike the fact that it leaves pesky stains on your tables, kitchen counters or even on your sink. So, all you need to do is to spray WD-40 onto the affected area and wipe it off. You’ll be amazed how quickly can the stain goes!
Removing Tea Stains
Shining Plants
What do you think about plants getting dusty? You get busy with a lot of things and forget that you have plants in your homes. Spray WD-40 on a rag and use it to wipe the leaves and remove the dust. The catch is, never use this with your real plants, only for fake ones!
Shining Plants
Removing Ink Stains
Do ink stains annoy you? Just as when you go out and wear your favorite top or bottom then you see a huge stain, doesn’t that change your mood? To remove the stain, make sure to spray WD-40 and rinse it off after.
Removing Ink Stains
Cleaning Dog Poop
Dog poop can be tough to remove. Hence, when you step on it, it will be a yucky feeling which will eventually annoy you because of the smell as well. Spraying WD-40 on your shoe instantly removes the poop.
Cleaning Dog Poop
Erasing Sticker Marks
Discs and other items come with stickers or price tags. Trying to peel it off would be time-consuming or too tiring. So to save your time, just spray WD-40 on the area and peel it off. Voila!
Erasing Sticker Marks
Pulling Hairs Out
Cleaning and removing hair brushes takes a lot of time. Surely, you need to go to work or go to the grocery or even just spend time with your friends. To speed up the process, just spray WD-40 onto the hairbrush. Soak it in a basin of water. Wait for a few seconds and start pulling those dead hairs!
Pulling Hairs Out
Waterproofing Your Shoes
Shoes can be the most valuable things for some people. As much as possible they do not want it to get dirty when they go out. All you need to do to waterproof it is to spray your shoes with it! Other than that, you can also use it for your coats, hats, and even your socks. Now, you’re ready for the rainy weather.
Waterproofing Your Shoes
Clearing Toothpaste Stains
In order to remove pesky toothpaste stains on sinks, just spray a small amount of WD-40 and scrub away!
Clearing Toothpaste Stains
Cleaning Bugs
Car owners take care of their cars like their own children, well, sometimes. Oftentimes, there are bugs that get smashed while driving and stains are really annoying. To clean it effectively, just spray some WD-40 and wipe it off.
Cleaning Bugs
Washing Bathroom Tiles
The bathroom is one of the busiest places in the house. Dirt, droplets of nail polish, and different kinds of gunk. Removing it without so many cleaning tools will just be hard and tough. To remove it without much using time, just spray your brushes or rags with WD-40 and start wiping or scrubbing.
Washing Bathroom Tiles
Unsqueaking Squeaky Shoes
Squeaky shoes can annoy a lot of people and can be embarrassing especially if you play in front of a large crowd. Just spray WD-40 on your shoes and it will be quiet. At some point, you could replace James Bond!
Unsqueaking Squeaky Shoes
Preventing Snow Buildup On Windows
Winter is such a beautiful season. However, it could affect how you view things. Snow can block your windows and your entire view. Just spray some WD-40 before the snow starts falling. This prevents the snow from staying on your windows.
Preventing Snow Buildup On Windows
Protecting Against Wasps
How to protect yourself from wasps? Summer is a joyous season but it can be deadly too. To protect yourself and your family, spray WD-40 in areas that will be prone to wasps. That’s it!
Protecting Against Wasps
Toning Down Polyurethane Shine
Varnish gives any home a luxurious and neat look. However, it can be a little too shiny for some and you want to tone it down a bit. Just spray WD-40 on a rug or mop and wipe it on the area.
Toning Down Polyurethane Shine
Removing Stuck Prostheses
Protheses help a lot of people but it can be quite challenging to remove. However, you can always depend on WD-40 to help you remove it. It serves as a lubricant that aids you in removing stuck protheses.
Removing Stuck Prostheses
Cleaning Dried Glue
For some, putting glue on their palms means their entire childhood. However, in other times, this can be pesky and annoy you for quite a while. To remove it from the things you value, spray WD-40 on the affected area and wipe it off.
Cleaning Dried Glue
Degreasing Your hands
Working as a mechanic, grease never fails to cling on your hands no matter how hard you try to remove. Washing it off with soap and water will just make it greasier. Just spray WD-40 on your hands to remove the grease. Then rinse it off and wash again.
Degreasing Your Hands
Removing Carpet Stains
Carpets beautify your homes. However, some guests get rowdy and accidentally spill their drinks or their food onto the carpet. It ends up staining the carpet. Just spray the stain with WD-40 and wipe it off.
Removing Carpet Stains
Getting Rid Of Tomato Stains
Tomatoes leave hard to remove stains especially when you prepare your food. Hotdog sandwiches or hamburgers need the taste of the tomato to cancel out strong flavors from the other ingredients. Spray WD-40 on your clothes and make sure to wipe it afterwards. Voila! It’ll be good as new!
Getting Rid Of Tomato Stains
Wiping Down Your Fridge
In order to clean your fridge with full of different kinds of stain, just make sure to get a piece of cloth and spray WD-40 on it. Then, you start cleaning your fridge and it will look good as new!
Wiping Down Your Fridge
Pretreating Blood Stains
When you stumble down the stairs and get wounded, there’s a chance to get blood on your clothes. It could also be from an open wound or you accidentally cut yourself. WD-40 prevents blood stains from becoming a permanent part of your clothing.
Pretreating Blood Stains
Cleaning Off Old Wax
Wax on or wax off? Ski season is gift that winter brings. However, when you observe the wax that you put on from the last season, it may leave some marks. Use WD-40 to prevent the stains from hindering you from skiing!
Cleaning Off Old Wax
Protecting Your Boat From Corrosion
Rust is like cancer for boats. That’s what Dr. Green from FRIENDS said, remember? Now to prevent that from happening, spray WD-40 as an added layer of protection for your boat.
Protecting Your Boat From Corrosion
Removing Barnacles From Boats
Stubborn barnacles? Your boats are susceptible to this and they will attach to your boats. Removing this without any help would be just too challenging. Spray WD-40 and get a putty knife and scrape away!
Removing Barnacles From Boats
Protecting Golf Clubs
Do you like to play float? Maintaining your golf clubs gives everyone a challenge. Just a tip, spray your clubs with WD-40 and wipe them clean. This will maintain the good quality of the clubs.
Protecting Golf Clubs
Removing Stuck Spark Plugs
Car maintenance can be challenging especially if you want to remove stuck spark plugs. That includes removing damaged spark plugs from your cars or vans. In order to safely remove it, spray it with WD-40 and it will loosen the stuck spark plug.
Removing Stuck Spark Plugs
Renewing Saws
Working with saws affect the performance and even the sharpness of the saws. Removing all the stuck pieces would be a whole lot easier by spraying WD-40 and wipe off the dirt slowly.
Renewing Saws
Making Wicker Quiet
Do you get annoyed with wicker? It gives out squeaky noises whenever you sit down on it. At some point, you feel worried that you might break the chair. Now, what do you need to do? Spray WD-40 where the sounds come from and check the screws if it all fits. Then voila! You’re safe!
Making Wicker Quiet
Lubricating Toys With Wheels
Kids worry about their toys especially their toy cars. They play with their toys without thinking if it will break or not. Sometimes, squeaky sounds remind parents that to take care of the toys too. Spray WD-40 and bid goodbye to the squeaky sound!
Lubricating Toys With Wheels
Cleaning Sliding Doors Sliding Strip
How to fix stuck sliding doors? Find your WD-40 bottle. Spray it on the metal strip that helps the sliding door move around. Give it a few seconds and slide the door slowly and then repeat. When you feel that it’s less heavy then you did a great job!
Cleaning Sliding Doors Sliding Strip
Preventing Wind Chimes Rust
Aren’t wind chimes supposed to drive evil spirits away? You add wind chimes on your porch or hang it on your front door. However, since it’s outside most of the time, it endures a lot of weather changes. Hence, it succumbs to rust. WD-40 prevents that from happening. Just make sure to spray it on the wind chimes and it will be fine.
Preventing Wind Chimes Rust
Joining Plastic Shelves
Shelves provide an efficient way of storing your things. Some choose metal shelves while others choose plastic shelves. In some point, you need to spray WD-40 to assemble the shelves properly without any squeaky sounds.
Joining Plastic Shelves
Whitening Fiberglass Bathtubs
Bathrooms present to be one of the busiest areas in the house. Some baths draw stains that would be just so annoying. To remove the stains, just spray WD-40 and wipe the stain off.
Whitening Fiberglass Bathtubs
Protecting Wheelbarrows
Wheelbarrows are tools that people use to transport different things. However, it may get rusty and hinder you from doing your work quickly. Just spray WD-40 and wheel it away!
Protecting Wheelbarrows
Removing Tape Marks
Posters and stickers leave pesky tape marks on walls and even on your tables or laptops. Peeling it off manually can be annoying or tiring. Spray some WD-40 on the sticky marks and let it settle in. Then it will surely come off.
Removing Tape Marks
Lubricating Swings And Other Playground Equipment
Playgroudns entertain us and our kids very often. However, if you hear it give a creaky sound and try not to use it first. Make sure that you spray WD-40 and then use it afterwards.
Lubricating Swings And Other Playground Equipment
Cleaning Ashtrays
Friends who smoke may find it quite hard to clean their ashtrays especially if it has been used for quite a while. As it collects more dirt, you feel more inclined to just buy a new one. Spray WD-40 on it and it will just become easy to clean.
Cleaning Ashtrays
Maintaining Lawnmower Blades
Lawnmowers are helpful especially in maintaining yards, either front or back. It does not come cheap also. In order to maintain it in good condition, just spray some WD-40 and wipe it off.
Maintaining Lawnmower Blades
Removing Chair Marks
Playing games with your friends that involve pens may leave some noticeable marks and just annoy you in the end. Just spray WD-40 and wipe it off.
Removing Chair Marks
Cleaning Luggage Handles
Traveling is one of the most fun things to do. However, luggage handles face rust and other things. Just spray WD-40 and wipe it away.
Cleaning Luggage Handles
Removing Stickers From Plates
Stickers are almost everywhere. They even appear on plates! Sometimes, oil clings on to plates especially if we use it and eat oily food. Washing can be quite challenging after. So, use WD-40 and spray it on a piece of cloth and just let the sticky part fall off.
Removing Stickers From Plates
Removing Dust From Mosquito Screens
Pests come in and out of your homes. Most often, people use mosquito screens to prevent mosquitoes to prey on you. Now, in order to prevent the accumulation of dust on the screen, just spray WD-40 and wipe the screen.
Removing Dust From Mosquito Screens
Polishing Gold And Brass Lamps
Do you remember what Aladdin did with the lamp he found? He rubbed it three times to make it shine but instead, Genie appeared. Anyway, in order to make a lamp shiny once more, get a piece of cloth and spray it with WD-40 and use it to polish the lamp.
Polishing Gold And Brass Lamps
Lubricating Folding Chairs And Ironing Boards
Ironing clothes and folding chairs can give you problems especially if they get rusty. It ends up getting stuck in the middle and you cannot use it anymore. Just spray WD-40 and you can start using it again.
Lubricating Folding Chairs And Ironing Boards
Restoring Metal Figurines
How do you maintain your metal figurines? Ensure the quality by keeping the shiny. Restore their look by spraying WD-40 and wiping it on them to make it look better.
Restoring Metal Figurines
Enhancing TV Signal
Do you get frustrated by watching tv? Signal can get interrupted by rusty antenna or even faulty cable. But for some who use bunny-ears antenna, it may be harder than it seems. Use WD-40 and wipe it on the antenna so you get a clearer reception. Nothing will interrupt your watching again.
Enhancing TV Signal
Cleaning Toilets
Did you ever try cleaning toilets? Do you get the pesky stains clean right away? If not, you just need to spray WD-40 on the icky part and just brush it away. Voila! A toilet bowl that looks good as new!
Cleaning Toilets
Fighting Off Animals
Do you have a neighborly furry friend that knocks out your trash can almost all the time? Just spray WD-40 on the sides and it will prevent them from knocking down bins in an instant.
Fighting Off Animals
Removing Stubborn Oils
Do you use essential oils? Washing it with detergent and fabcon may not do the trick all the time. Just spray a little bit on the stain and it will go away.
Removing Stubborn Oils
Clearing Drains
Clogged drains feel like hell on earth. It disrupts you from doing your chores easily. Surely, you feel annoyed in an instant. Use WD-40 and directly spray it towards the drain. It lubricates all the things that hinder the drain on flowing well.
Clearing Drains
Protecting Your Speakers
Music lovers and enthusiasts want to take care of their speakers as it does not come cheap. It costs more than most meals. If you feel that its life is going to be cut short, spray a little bit of WD-40 on dry cloth and wipe it on the speakers.
Protecting Your Speakers
Protecting Your Car Doors
Cars need protecting too. Drivers use car seats to keep them safe from accidents. However, what protects the car? Just spray WD-40 on the rubber parts and it will ensure its life.
Protecting Your Car Doors
Removing Gum From Lint Screen
Do you frequently use your washing machine? One of the things that can be annoying, is finding a gum stuck on the lint screen. Any gum stuck to any piece of clothing is really annoying. Just remember to spray WD-40 and it will fall of easily.
Removing Gum From Lint Screen
Cleaning Cookie Tin Rust
Cookie tin cans succumb to rust because of the lack of use or exposure to elements that will destroy it. Just use WD-40 on a piece of clothing and wipe it on the cookie can.
Cleaning Cookie Tin Rust
Fighting Off Mildew
Owning different pieces of wooden furniture can be annoying since it can gather mildew from exposure in the garden. Prevent it from rotting by just spraying WD-40 on the legs, and even the back rest of the furniture. Surely, you don’t have to worry anymore.
Fighting Off Mildew
Getting Silly Putty Out Of Furniture
Children play with almost anything they can get their hands on. Some of those include silly putty. Parents are the ones who clean after but sometimes you just feel frustrated. Now, just spray a little bit of WD-40 and wipe it on the surface using a rag.
Getting Silly Putty Out Of Furniture
Cleaning Piano Keys
Piano keys are also susceptible to dirt also as time flies. You use it for your practice and sometimes fail to wipe it off. Dust gathers and sometimes discolortion too. Just make sure to spray WD-40 on a cloth and wipe.
Cleaning Piano Keys
Preventing Mildew Growth On Fountain
Just like furniture, fountains are also susceptible to mildew. Even if they beautify our gardens, the also gather mildew. Just spray WD-40 on the fountain when you turn off the water. And it will prevent anything from thriving.
Preventing Mildew Growth On Fountain
Removing Smoke Stains
Candles are romantic in dinners or even lunches as it sets the mood. However, if you leave turned on, it burns through an leave marks on the surfaces. One of the ways to remove those is by using WD-40 and wiping it off!
Candles really do set the mood at a romantic dinner. But when the lights come on and the candles go out, we’re sometimes left with stains left by the trail of smoke the candles let go. If you’ve tried soap and water to get the marks off, you’d know that it does very little. Do you know what does a lot more? WD-40, of course!
Removing Smoke Stains