1940plymouth Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 A while back I recieved a forward with the many uses of WD-40. One of them was removing residue from tape. Last Fall I used the heavy duty tape to take a cardboard pumkin on each of my doors on the Plymouth during our annual Pumpkin Parade. The tape left a heavy residue when I took the pumkins off. I didn't want damage the paint so I tried the WD-40 idea and it worked fine. I went out this morning and with my thumb nail the residue came right off with no damage to the paint. Just wanted to pass this along, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Fred Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 yes, it's great! i always use it to clean and maintain old bicycles. when you get a new restoration object which looks pretty rotten and clean it up with WD40, a little polish and very smooth steel wool (is it called like that in english...?), you can achieve great results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIPJOBXX Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Can also use it as a starting fluid for your old engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatesSedan Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 After my recent sill plate project I found WD40 great to remove contact cement. Oh and Windex works nice to remove WD40 after washing off the cement. HAHA Now if I can only find a way to inject into the showerhead...I will be clean as a whistle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 "Now if I can only find a way to inject into the showerhead...I will be clean as a whistle! " Are you implying it also takes off moss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yes, WD40 is a good solvent. but here's something you should NOT do with your can of WD40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzksWRM0Lmk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_knox Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Can also use it as a starting fluid for your old engine. By starting fluid do you mean like spray it in the carb and it will start right up? Reason I ask is that I have an old moped that sometimes needs a few shots of carb cleaner to get that first bout of oomph to fire up (even though the carb is clean). Would be nice if WD - 40 will do the trick as welll! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBF Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 That video may be evolution at work! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 ..I agree,Mike - after viewing,should be in the running for a Darwin Award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchEdwin Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 WD-40 is great, but.... where you do not use it is when it comes in long contact with aluminium, like in an aluminium bock, do not put it between the block and cylinder head. It will eat the aluminium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezeldoc Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 That guy is an idiot!! This happend at one of our plants, a guy was welding on the work bed of his service truck and had a can of WD40 laying in the back and a splatter ball landed on the can and burnt through and the can exploded and covered him in the flaming oil. something most people don't think about, I know i did not but i do now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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