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Old 09-15-2010, 02:42 PM
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Coca cola on battery terminals clean the corrosion faster than anything I have ever seen. Laundry detergent (the dry kind) works great for getting grime off your hands, it sort of grinds everything off your skin.

Brake cleaner is a great paint remover.
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WD40 on fishing lures as a fish attractant. May be illegal where you fish.
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WD40 on fishing lures as a fish attractant. May be illegal where you fish.
AHHH! you beat me to it.... my favorite (if not the most legal) trick, trust me, I need all the help I can get....

There may or may not be a small can in my fishing vest.....

I went to organic stuff though I found cheap, I don't like adding to the pollution and it works too
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WD 40 also works for removing oil from white concrete driveways alot easier than the kitty litter trick.
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**Brake clean for insects, Graffitti removal, eraser when fabbing and using Sharpees

**Wasp and hornet spray for self defense
**WD-40 as a boot conditioner
**Boiling water to kill fire ants instantly
**Ivory dish soap as an insecticide
**Phosphated dish detergent to clean oil stains on concrete
**dishwasher to clean parts
**Acetone and TRanny fluid for rusty bolts
**Mistress as a wife replacement
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My .30-06 works well as a wood splitter. Gets rid of the rif raff too quite nicely. Cigars make good insect repellant. WD 40 works well for making dirt bikes look shiny after y ou clean them if you are going to sell it. Scotch brite pads work well on atv, dirt bike plastic to clean of stubborn dirt and smooth out small scratches. Finish with Mop&Glow for a like new sheen.
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Boric acid works great to get rid of smelly feet and athletes foot. 1/2 teaspoon in each shoe and shake it to cover the insert.
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gasoline works great on fresh oil stains. pour it on the oil and light it. learned that one from my paw.
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Originally Posted by hross14
**Brake clean for insects, Graffitti removal, eraser when fabbing and using Sharpees

**Wasp and hornet spray for self defense
**WD-40 as a boot conditioner
**Boiling water to kill fire ants instantly
**Ivory dish soap as an insecticide
**Phosphated dish detergent to clean oil stains on concrete
**dishwasher to clean parts
**Acetone and TRanny fluid for rusty bolts
**Mistress as a wife replacement

haven't tried those two........hmmmmm
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Ground black table pepper works as radiator stop leak better than anything off the shelf at the parts store and it will not clog radiators or heater cores. Been using it for years with great results.

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Pam for shining up chrome

Coca cola and tin foil for removing ruse from chrome

Jagermeister to clear up a cough
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Originally Posted by saitotiktmdog
My .30-06 works well as a wood splitter. Gets rid of the rif raff too quite nicely. Cigars make good insect repellant. WD 40 works well for making dirt bikes look shiny after y ou clean them if you are going to sell it. Scotch brite pads work well on atv, dirt bike plastic to clean of stubborn dirt and smooth out small scratches. Finish with Mop&Glow for a like new sheen.

I use the .458 win mag for a wood splitter too!! works great and keeps the coyotes at bay....

mop&glo is great for making boots shiny... without polishing...
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A massaging chair instead of Gas-X.
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Chocolate versus having pillow talk....
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Chocolate versus having pillow talk....

How do you get that to work? They don't want both?
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Avon Bubble Bath (any fragrance with do) works great on removing carpet stains. I cleaned all the carpet in my truck and it looks like new. But, when big tough guys into the truck, I do get some pretty weird looks!
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Middle Finger works great instead of a horn and Lysol for potato gun propellant
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Middle Finger works great instead of a horn and Lysol for potato gun propellant
yeah but if you "flip da bird" you can be dq'd look at what happened to that aussie? at the games in new delhi?...
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Originally Posted by aviator
yeah but if you "flip da bird" you can be dq'd look at what happened to that aussie? at the games in new delhi?...
Games in New Dehli? Guess I should stop watchin NASCAR and "Wraslin'" and pay more attention to the world... LOL

I meant you can fly the one finger salute instead of a car horn, don't know too many people who carry a car horn in their pocket. lol, did see some guy at a NASCAR race with dixie horns on a sheet of plywood.
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kerosine for cleaning car parts.

someone suggested dawn as a parts cleaner which works well, and is a personal favorite on old machines w/ oil bath air filters, but then you stand a chance of creating a corrosion problem if you are cleaning iron parts.

I'm glad someone pointed out that you can use WD-40 to remove glue, i've been using vegatable oil for a long time, but aerosol WD-40 would have the same effect with the advantage of being able to aim and spray.

chloride free carb or brake cleaner for cleaning muzzle loaders.

petrolium jelly for vehicle electrical plugs, keeps the dirt out & prevents corrosion.


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