Richard W Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Ever since I bought my Fender Jazz a couple of years ago, the handle on the case has squeaked like a 25-year old car. It finally drove me nuts and I sprayed the handle hinges with WD-40. Voila! Now I could break into a bank carrying that case, it's so quiet. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 One more use for WD-40, I think it is number 55,884. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 One of the great truths of life: "If it supposed to move and it doesn't - WD-40. If it's not supposed to move and it does - duct tape." Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 WD-40 -- is there anything it can't do? "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby LowTones Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 WD-40 -- is there anything it can't do? For cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I prefer Tri-Flow. Just sayin'. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 WD-40 -- is there anything it can't do? For cooking? Delicious. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Popular Mechanics had an article recently about testing other speciality lubricants against WD-40, noting that each worked incrementally better than WD-40 for each specific application. My response was I may not always have any of those others, but I ALWAYS have a can of WD-40. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowfinger Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 WD-40 -- is there anything it can't do? When I raced slot cars, WD-40 was the miraculous stuff that actually made the little things stick to the track like limpets when one rubbed rubbed it into the tyres - as long as they were porous foam tyres. The downside was that it made the track very slippery for those using conventional soft rubber tyres. Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 It is also great for cleaning off stubborn stains off surfaces... From WikPedia.... WD-40 is the trademark name of a widely-available water-displacing spray developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company, San Diego, California. It was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion,[1] and later was found to have numerous household uses. WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement - 40th Attempt". Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion, by displacing the standing water that causes it. In the process, he arrived at a successful formula on his 40th attempt.[1] WD-40 is primarily composed of various hydrocarbons. www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I will second the above. Better than Gum-Off or the like. (Not for use on clothing, pets, food, skin, or near open flames. Reading this advisement voids warrantee.) Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 It is also great for cleaning off stubborn stains off surfaces... From WikPedia.... WD-40 is the trademark name of a widely-available water-displacing spray developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company, San Diego, California. It was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion,[1] and later was found to have numerous household uses. WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement - 40th Attempt". Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion, by displacing the standing water that causes it. In the process, he arrived at a successful formula on his 40th attempt.[1] WD-40 is primarily composed of various hydrocarbons. Thank you for posting this information in an intelligent way. I wanted to share it but my post kept coming out with the wrong tone. Saying something like, "WD-40 isn't a lubricant you twits!" isn't quite right when we all know WD-40 is, in spite of the inventor's original purpose, a miracle lubricant. - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Cool obit of John Barry, who, while he did not invent WD-40, was primarily responsible for marketing it around the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/business/22barry1.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=norm%20larsen&st=cse "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 If you're a city dweller you can spray WD-40 on your windowsills to keep pigeons away. They hate the smell. Good for birds in general, to keep them from building nests where you don't want them to. If you have toddlers, WD-40 sprayed onto a paper towel works like magic for removing crayon from walls. That's it for today's "Helpful Household Hints From kenfxj". Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Spraying your wife's credit cards with WD-40 will render the magnetic stripe useless, saving you enough money to buy a new bass. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Spraying your wife's credit cards with WD-40 will render the magnetic stripe useless, saving you enough money to buy a new bass. Rocky That's ingenious. Diabolical, but ingenious nevertheless. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 So this guy walks into a bar with a can of WD 40.... I have no idea where to go from here..... www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Sits it on the bar and says....... Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenstrum Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'll have a beer and one for my friend. The bartender says sorry we don't serve..... Tenstrum "Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face." Harry Dresden, Storm Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The bartender says sorry we don't serve.....those who displace water.... And the WD 40 sez to the bartender..... www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Can't I even get a rusty nail in dis place? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Cobbled together awkwardly, but humorous (in a facepalm sort of way) in the end.... BTW - you're a rusty nail in dis place. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Good punchline Jeremy! Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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