WD 40 is excellent at bringing up dull aluminum trim on cars also. Just
spray some on a rag and wipe the aluminum trim, and you won't believe how
well it bring up the shine. Look at the rag after you wipe it, and see the
black residue. This is the oxidation coming off. Fast and easy.
Rich Woolf
'66 Crown
'73 LeBaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Middlebrook [mailto:delamothe@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 8:05 AM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: WD-40
Yet another good use of WD 40! Have all of you noticed that a can of WD 40
mentions all kinds of uses, but nowhere in the can is it mentioned that it
is a lubricant?
I use WD 40 to remove any residue left behind from stickers. Just spary it
on the sticker, wait about 20 minutes, and it peels of nicely. A second
application of WD 40 removes any of the sticky residue afterwards.
Chris Middlebrook
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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?roger=20crabtree?= [mailto: rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 09:03:28 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Re: IML: WD-40
Hi gang,<br>Last year my old buddy and I took the Imperial to the<br>local
dam for some fishing. When we got their my<br>buddy took out the WD and
sprayed his reel, line and<br>hook with it. I said what the heck are you
doing that<br>for? He just said watch and learn. Then he baited<br>his
hook with a night crawler and sprayed it. I just<br>shook my head. He then
grinned and cast the worm into<br>the water. The hook was in about 3
minutes when a<br>fish hit. I watched in amazement as he pulled in
the<br>first fish of the trip. He repeated the process all<br>day and
skunked me. I had to ask how it worked? He<br>told me to spray some on my
finger and taste it. I<br>did with reluctance. It tasted and smelled
sweet. <br>All I know was it worked great for fishing. It also<br>worked
great for the lug nuts on the Imperial when we<br>had the flat tire. I
guess the stuff is a miracle in<br>more than one way.<br>RC Billings,
Montanaaaaaaa<br><br> --- W Bell <cbody67tx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
I<br>concur, the "wonder lube" WD-4
0 has been used for<br>> lots of things it might not have been
originally<br>> intended for. It might deposit a thin, protective<br>>
coating on the metal, but it will NOT inhibit rust<br>> from forming after a
few days, yet many use it for<br>> that too.<br>> <br>> There is a similar
product that Amsoil makes (called<br>> "Metal Protector", I believe) that I
was told about<br>> by the owner of the old Speed Equipment World in<br>>
Lubbock, TX. The front door to his shop had a lock<br>> that would stick
every so often. He used WD-40 to<br>> free it up, but it attracted dust (a
real issue out<br>> there) and dirt. When he got turned on to Amsoil<br>>
products for his Mopar race car, he found about<br>> about MP and started
using it. It did the same<br>> things as WD-40 but did NOT attract dust and
it did<br>> not gum things up.<br>> <br>> I tried it and it worked better
than WD-40 for<br>> automotive use on sliding hinges and such, but it<br>>
kind of smelled like bug spray initially. In more<br>> recent times, I've
found On
e Lube (or similar) with<br>> Teflon to be a better general lube (plus
giving<br>> things a nice, silky feel as they operate). Then<br>> there's
also Gunk's Liquid Wrench with PTFE that<br>> I've had good results with
too. Basically, when<br>> WD-40 was discovered it was an amazing product
that<br>> many used for things it might not have been designed<br>> for, but
now there are other products out there that<br>> tend to be better for the
intended purpose. Kind of<br>> like GoJo hand cleaner. I also concur that
as a<br>> default reference, the factory service manual is a<br>> valuable
asset.<br>> <br>> Just some thoughts,<br>> W Bell<br>> <br><br>=====<br>RC
Billings, Montanaaaaaa
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