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Another Amazing use for WD40!!!

Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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Smile Another Amazing use for WD40!!!

I thought I'd share something I discovered last year when cleaning my interior on my Runner. If you have grease spots or even gum on your upholstry, carpets, seats, doors panels, etc...., spray a small amount of WD40 on the spot, do a couple of passes with a Scrub Brush, and the spot disapears! If you want afterwards, use a little laundry detergent and water, scrub again, and rinse.....It's like NEW!!! I've hosed the carpets down with water, and then vaccumed it with a shop vac, but it's not necessary. If you do use the hose, make sure it's a really hot day and run the heater for a while and then leave the windows open for a while until it's all dry. I've done the hose method for the past 3 years, no issues with mildew, just make sure you air that interior out well!

Check out my little right up on Cardomain.....


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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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good info, if it works. while i was transporting my 4.88 differentials to my house and nut job decided to pull out in front of me and it slid off the cardboard it was on and put a 8" gear oil stain on my back seat... /sigh.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Here's a schematic to live by:
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:10 AM
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haha yea. I had to transport a new transmission for my Crx and the Torque converter tipped over and spilt all over the back of my truck..../cry

So i put a huge speaker box over it all good now
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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Yeah, it does a pretty good job of getting gum out of hair, too (if you have kids that are school-aged).

Vehicle doors are often lined with a sheet of plastic between the metal and the interior panel. The glue that holds this plastic is rather nasty to try to clean off with conventional methods, but WD-40 cuts through it quite nicely.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Windsor
Vehicle doors are often lined with a sheet of plastic between the metal and the interior panel. The glue that holds this plastic is rather nasty to try to clean off with conventional methods, but WD-40 cuts through it quite nicely.
That glue is horrible stuff, it makes for a sticky mess when you have to dig into the door panels
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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I used WD-40 on my bait and tackle to get rid of the human smell

works great on crab traps too
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kayakken
I used WD-40 on my bait and tackle to get rid of the human smell
Yeah, been doing that for 20 years. I heard it was invented by a tuna fisherman but not sure.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:50 AM
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My dad used WD40 to get gum out of my brothers hair when we were little back 30 years ago so I've been aware of it's amazing uses for a while. I don't think I've ever been without a can since.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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WOW I got quoted HOO WOO
You are the first one to quote me
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kayakken
WOW I got quoted HOO WOO
You are the first one to quote me
Did I make your day?
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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no geting a 22R to put in my 84 for $100 did that

but it was cool thx for dooing it again
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