WD40 use..

[Bagherra]

Saw a guy today use WD40 to stop his rear brakes from squealing....Tried to tell him to replace the pads, but he didn't want to spend the $20...smh..


Anybody else got crazy stories about WD40 use?

 

[Gigem]

Guy I bought my boat from used to spray it on his hands. Said it helped his arthritis.

 

[hautpot]

WD40 on firearms.... um yeah not a good idea.

 

[Outlander]

Guy I bought my boat from used to spray it on his hands. Said it helped his arthritis.

heard you can spray it on lures as an attractant

 

[freudianfloyd]

WD40 on firearms.... um yeah not a good idea.

Not arguing with you, but why is it bad on firearms? My dad and grandfather do it all the time, I do too when remington oil isnt available.

 

[kunkernator]

Apparently my boss doesnt like it when i use it to prevent rust on my work bench or non-finished components. He INSISTS that it contains water and PROMOTES rust. Then again, this is the same guy that thinks there are spark plugs in a diesel engine. (Engine shop supervisor)


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[kunkernator]

Not arguing with you, but why is it bad on firearms? My dad and grandfather do it all the time, I do too when remington oil isnt available.

Was wondering this too. Ive done it, never seen any adverse effects.


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[Shiftless]

I spray it on my hands to dissolve dirty greasy crud before I use the gritty orange stuff. Honestly, I use more WD-40 for cleaning than I do for lubrication.

 

[TK-421]

Not arguing with you, but why is it bad on firearms? My dad and grandfather do it all the time, I do too when remington oil isnt available.

Because WD-40 isn't a good lubricant. Does it work? Yeah, for a little bit. Is it a good lubricant? Not if you have access to actual lubricants, or care about what you're using it on.

Generally, from what I've found, a multi-use product isn't as good as the individual products.

Take CLP for instance, sure it might clean, lubricate, and protect, but not as well as a product made solely for cleaning, a product made solely for lubricating, and a product made solely for protecting. The more you want something to do, the less effective it is at doing everything.

 

[palmerdrama]

use it to clean my kitchen appliances (Stainless steel)-

 

[henry29]

I watched a friend ride his 750 gsx right through an intersection into a bunch of trees and bushes once, I walked over to him to see if he was ok and what happened, he said he hardly had any brakes.
He said the only thing he could think of is that he had been spraying the brake rotors with wd40 all winter to keep them from rusting.

 

[Krause]

People who use it on bike chains. The stuff actually works any real oil between the plates out then evaporates. There is a slight oil in it that is left behind after, but its not sufficient.

 

[softailgarage]

Squirt it in my ear to keep the steel plate in my head from rusting.

 

[oscar80]

Use it to cut throw the mud on my dirt car. Seems to be the only thing that helps clean it.

 

[uart]

This guy likes it.

 

[CJM8515]

Its ok on firearms to use as a protective coating to prevent rust, but it is and will never be a lubricant.

 

[upndown]

I've used it on worms/corn trout fishing. Try it!

 

[bmk]

I use it to clean oil spots on my Race Deck flooring.

 

[ezriderga]

...to clean tar off your cars paint.

 

[winlinmac]

Did I just read WD40 on brakes? Um....

Any way, I just applied some WD40 on my PCV Valve, hopefully, I'll be able to replace it first thing in the morning

 

[OkRider]

WD40 on firearms.... um yeah not a good idea.

Not arguing with you, but why is it bad on firearms? My dad and grandfather do it all the time, I do too when remington oil isnt available.

Was wondering this too. Ive done it, never seen any adverse effects.


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Its ok on firearms to use as a protective coating to prevent rust, but it is and will never be a lubricant.

Speaking from personal experience, the carrier eventually evaporates leaving varnish and goo. I inherited some fine Colts and S&W revolvers from my uncle in Sarasota, Florida. So gummed up you could barely turn the cylinders. The WD40 did do an excellent job at rust prevention though.

Used Hoppes solvent to un-gunk them after removing the grips. Just about any gun or automotive oil is better than WD for lubricating. On the other hand WD is excellent for displacing moisture, so pick your poison or use both appropriately.

 

[Cato]

This guy likes it.

LOL...you know 90% of GJ members resemble Hank Hill!

 

[kunkernator]

Speaking from personal experience, the carrier eventually evaporates leaving varnish and goo. I inherited some fine Colts and S&W revolvers from my uncle in Sarasota, Florida. So gummed up you could barely turn the cylinders. The WD40 did do an excellent job at rust prevention though.



Used Hoppes solvent to un-gunk them after removing the grips. Just about any gun or automotive oil is better than WD for lubricating. On the other hand WD is excellent for displacing moisture, so pick your poison or use both appropriately.

Good to know. Guess i dont let my firearms sit long enough to let that happen... Lol. Normally i use the spray Rem Oi, but have used WD40 before. Motorkote is probably the best lubricant i have found.


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[Krause]

This guy likes it.

That's possibly the best thing ever.

 

[Junkman]

I have sprayed it on old dried out rubber automobile window gaskets, and it does soften them. You have to keep doing it, but it is better than having them totally deteriorate. It also works well to eliminate rubber squeaks in car doors. I have also used it occasionally to free up a stuck tumbler in a car door lock. Other than these few uses, I haven't found much other use for it.

 

[LandofRath]

I have used it to prevent rust short term in a Motorcycle Gas Tank after cleaning it out.
Works well.

Apparently my boss doesnt like it when i use it to prevent rust on my work bench or non-finished components. He INSISTS that it contains water and PROMOTES rust. Then again, this is the same guy that thinks there are spark plugs in a diesel engine. (Engine shop supervisor)


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Did you tell him the WD stands for Water Displacement?

 

[928'er]

WD40 = water dispersant formula #40 (40th attempt at developing a water dispersant).

Not really much of a lubricant. Nor was it meant to be....

 

[chipss36]

used an wd40 soaked rag to clean up paint drips....works great, and to find intake leaks on v twins..about it.

 

[Schurkey]

JB 80 is advertised as "twice as good".

They're wrong. JB 80 is ten times as good as WD40.

WD40 is fine for wet distributor caps. Beyond that, it's a waste of resources, time, money, effort, and enthusiasm.

 

[TomB19]

I use WD40 to remove stickers from anything. Spray it on, wait 10 minutes, and then wipe up the gooey mess with a paper towel in one swipe.

 

[carcajou]

It works well when you start a diesel engine, spray ether and wd-40 at the same time( not in the filter) and it helps keep the cylinders from drying out.

 

[Jweebothee]

heard you can spray it on lures as an attractant

I have used it as an attractant for fishing, works awesome. Don't spray it on..... Just a few droplets works great

 

[Freeborn John]

I know people who spray it on a bolt that's been rusted in for 20 years, come back in 5 minutes and express surprise when it won't budge...

 

[four.cycle]

Speaking from personal experience, the carrier eventually evaporates leaving varnish and goo.

^ yes. (the late Col. Welcher -Welcher's Gun Shop, Tacoma told me never use WD40 on a weapon. I will continue to defer to his judgment.)(it will eventually seriously gum up the works in a weapon.)

WD40 is fine for wet distributor caps.

^ yes.

I use WD40 to remove stickers from anything.

^ yes.

For anything other than wet distributor caps and price labels on stuff, it is essentially useless, and there is no short supply of products which are better suited for a lubricating or penetrating oil.
The WD40 Company continues to outspend all rivals in advertising money, which is why so many consumers continue to be duped.

 

[disston]

I use WD-40 on the aluminum cases of my motorcycle to prevent the white spots of the aluminum oxidizing. Needs to be retreated often, maybe once a month or when I get to it.

 

[gungatim]

Its ok on firearms to use as a protective coating to prevent rust, but it is and will never be a lubricant.

that is a quick way to get your fire arms to rust. it is not a protective oil, it dissolves any real oil and evaporates. I have seen many guns ruined this way, people wipe it down with WD40 and pull it out a year later with rust...also same with machined parts. it is NOT a protective coating in any sense of the word...

 

[kctyphoon]

So what's the preferred penetrating oil? WD makes a hand full of products now beyond the standard blue and yellow can....

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,... It's Great stuff for primin' a diesel that was run outa fuel,....

It'll run the motor til the fuel is picked up,....

Much better, 'n safer than ether,....

 

[kctyphoon]

Ayuh,... It's Great stuff for primin' a diesel that was run outa fuel,....

It'll run the motor til the fuel is picked up,....

Much better, 'n safer than ether,....

Yes.. Been there....

 

[nutsnbolts]

When I was a drywall finisher, when working on remodels, one of the last things we did before calling a room done was to go around and spray down the window sills with WD40 and wipe them off. It did nothing for the long term. But for the short term it would hide any scratches that were on the sills, and it would sell them to the contractor.