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2000+ Uses

Official List of 2000+ Uses

From Gum, Sticker and Crayon Removal, to Cleaning Grease and Corrosion Protection!

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444 uses found.

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  • Drives moisture from seismic cable connectors
  • Drives moisture out of electric generators
  • Drives moisture from helicopter quadrants
  • Drives moisture from precision tools
  • Drives moisture from heavy-duty drills
  • Drives moisture from spark plugs on tanks
  • Drives moisture from telephone wire connections in network interface box
  • Cleans resin encrusted table saw blades
  • Removes oil from hands
  • Removes tar from hands
  • Cleans jointer and planer blades before and after sharpening
  • Protects bandsaw bearings
  • Cleans spray paint nozzles
  • Cleans rusty saws
  • Removes pine pitch from table saw blades
  • Prevents rust on clamps
  • Keeps metal filing tools from filling with lead or zinc
  • Removes Cosmeline coatings from milling machines and other shop tools
  • Cleans gunk from safety glasses/goggles
  • Softens and dissolves dried manure from work boots
  • Spray on hole diggers to make dirt slide off easier
  • Spray on workbench to keep glue from sticking
  • Lubricates and protects bucksaw blades
  • Cleans debris from vise-grip
  • Cleans heavy lube from bull gears on Drag line
  • Cleans bed of metal lathe
  • Cleans reflectors on fluorescent lights
  • Keeps paint from sticking to paint brushes
  • Prevents breakage of contact pins and support when changing fluorescent light bulbs
  • Prevents rust on hand saws
  • Lubricates miter saw blade
  • Protects drives on wire welders
  • Cleans sawdust from wood working tools
  • Coat drill press spindle for rust protection
  • Cleans and protects jaws on electric drill chuck
  • Keeps table saw arbor from gumming up and sticking
  • Loosens gummy residue from carbide tipped blades
  • Cleans airbrushes after use
  • Removes rust from files
  • Cleans and prevents rust on oil tank exterior
  • Removes petroleum stains from clothing
  • Cleans and protects medicine door latches
  • Removes coffee stains from leather
  • Removes ink stains from leather
  • Cleans bed frame
  • Cleans newspaper ink from tables
  • Cleans gunk from chain saws
  • Removes stickers from credit cards
  • Removes stains from coffee cups
  • Removes oil stains from nylon
  • Removes labels from medicine bottles
  • Cleans chair wheels
  • Cleans roofing tar off circular saw blades
  • Removes marks-a-lot ink from most items
  • Cleans scum from rubber gloves
  • Helps remove shoe polish stains from socks
  • Keeps ax blade from rusting
  • Apply on medicine cabinet closure to prevent sticking
  • Cleans clogged Inkjet nozzle
  • Removes rust from rollers on storage shed door
  • Coat door knobs prior to painting to keep paint from sticking
  • Removes plastic cement from tools
  • Spray bottoms of storage containers to prevent sticking to shelves
  • Renews dried-up ink on adding machine ink rollers
  • Removes cement from metal
  • Cleans Plexiglass
  • Cleans magazines for an AK-47
  • Cleans window caulking
  • Cleans and protects forklifts from rust
  • Cleans overhead projectors
  • Coat dental instruments before putting in autoclave to prevent excessive oxidation
  • Cleans gunk from pricing guns
  • Spray on metal stencils before painting to ease removal of dried paint
  • Protects steel doctor blades on flexographic printing presses
  • Protects metal water meters from rust and corrosion
  • Prevents corrosion on helicopter blades
  • Cleans dirty power cords
  • Cleans and lubricates commercial coin rollers/counters
  • PMCS (Preventative Maintenance Checks and Service) of military issued weapons like the M16A2 rifle
  • Cleans rust on conveyors
  • Cleans stickers off postal mail sorting equipment belt rollers
  • Cleans engraving machines
  • Cleans bed pans
  • Helps protect sluice boxes
  • Helps remove rust from calipers
  • Cleans and protects sewer cleaning cables
  • Removes paint from windows
  • Removes tape marks from dry erase boards
  • Remove tape from office furniture
  • Cleans gunk from phone buttons
  • Cleans and protects manicuring implements at beauty shop
  • Cleans adhesive tape residues on audio/visual cables
  • Removes crater grease from rail lines
  • Removes transparent tape from x-ray machines
  • Removes fingerprints from glossy covers of magazines and book covers
  • Removes permanent marker from dry erase boards
  • Keeps construction lifts clean from stucco job
  • Cleans blades on box cutters
  • Cleans pushbutton switches on hand controls for patients’ hospital beds

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The uses of WD-40 described on this website were provided to WD-40 Company by end-users of the product, and do not constitute recommendations or suggestions for use of WD-40 by WD-40 Company. These uses, including the "Use of the Day," have not been tested by WD-40 Company. Consumers should exercise common sense whenever using WD-40. Always follow the instructions and take heed of any warnings printed on the
WD-40 packaging.