# I just found another use for WD40. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 10, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416 "2003-11-10T16:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/1 "2003-11-10T16:23:39Z")
I work in a shop. Sort of. We have carpet, 3 desk’s, and 3 computers. So, it’s not really a shop. But we have lots of all old alternator, and starter parts. Grease. Anyways, this morning I farted something ghastly. Right at the moment the fart began disseminating I heard my bosses foot steps. My boss has loud footsteps. He wears boots, and we have concrete out in the warehouse he has to pass through to get to my “lab”. I can hear him from about 10 seconds away. It’s kind of cool. It’s reason the I can look at the SDMB all day. I have time to click it off before he can catch me. I hear my boss approaching, the pungency of stale fart still loitering around my desk. Thinking quickly I grab a near by can of WD40. **pssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh**. And I quickly sit back down in my desk before my boss enters. Boss: “Good morning. Why does it smell like WD40?” Me: “Uh, because I used it to clean my desk”. Boss: “Oh” Ah, the ingenuity. I’m pretty proud of myself. -Shaggarito- ---
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/2 "2003-11-10T16:25:14Z")
* * * ## It’s reason the I can look at the SDMB all day. I have time to click it off before he can catch me. That’s “the reason”. Not “reason the”. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/3 "2003-11-10T16:41:10Z")
I like “reason the.” It has a nice feel to it. It flows. Remember back in the day? It sees like everyone used to “reason the.” Lord, how I miss “reason the.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/4 "2003-11-10T20:15:39Z")
It also is extremely effective as bait for halibut. Seriously. Also illegal, I think. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/5 "2003-11-10T20:26:28Z")
Great instant flamethrower for dealing with wasps and other stinging nasties. Flick your lighter, spray and voila! That is, unless they’ve changed the propellant, which used to be propane. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/6 "2003-11-11T08:38:14Z")
It fills out a toolbox nicely too. You know, when you have that extra space in there and you’ve already used your spare screw/nut/bolt/nail collection to fill other spaces. Makes an excellent marinade for chuck steak as well. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/7 "2003-11-11T11:12:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dutchboy208 \* > \*\* > Makes an excellent marinade for chuck steak as well. \*\* A funny thread to begin with, but I am really glad I wasn’t drinking something when I read this! (_snort_) And **Shaggarito** - your adaptability and inventiveness in high-pressure situations is truly astounding. You are the Macguyver of foul odor dissipation. I can only imagine what you would have done if all you could find was duct tape… ---
**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/8 "2003-11-11T13:31:29Z")
WD40 removes permanent marker quite well. And it removes the sticky residue from adhesive labels and such like. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/9 "2003-11-11T13:37:24Z")
Ah, good 'ol “water displacement, 40th attempt”. What can’t it do? ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/10 "2003-11-11T13:51:15Z")
> [@](#): > > this morning I farted something ghastly Squirts the Shaggarito “Nevermore”. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/11 "2003-11-11T14:16:56Z")
With a can of WD-40, A roll of Duct-Tape, and a tube of A and D Ointment, I could rule the world. I just don’t WANT to… ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/12 "2003-11-11T14:41:36Z")
**lieu** would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/13 "2003-11-11T14:59:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DrMemory \* > **With a can of WD-40, A roll of Duct-Tape, and a tube of A and D > Ointment, I could rule the world.** What, no mention of JB Weld? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/14 "2003-11-11T15:14:03Z")
You can spray your butt with WD-40 and it’ll silence all your rectal outbursts. Nothin’ but SBDs all day long. Plus, it removes any rust. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/15 "2003-11-11T15:31:08Z")
I _so_ didn’t want to go here, but I can’t help it … So, **lieu** , you’re suggesting WD-40 makes a good butt-lube? Or perhaps that’s spelled butt-lieub? I’m going to regret posting this, I just know it … ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/16 "2003-11-11T16:18:04Z")
According to [this](http://www.twbc.org/wd40.htm) site, there’s about 2000 uses for WD-40. My personal fav though is… • Helps remove stuck prosthetic leg ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/17 "2003-11-11T18:26:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ponder Stibbons \* > \*\*I _so_ didn’t want to go here, but I can’t help it … > > So, **lieu** , you’re suggesting WD-40 makes a good butt-lube? Or perhaps that’s spelled butt-lieub? > > I’m going to regret posting this, I just know it … \*\* forget that, what is this butt rust you speak of? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/18 "2003-11-11T18:27:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > My personal fav though is… > > • Helps remove stuck prosthetic leg I _know_ I’ll regret asking this… stuck **where**? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/19 "2003-11-11T18:48:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*forget that, what is this butt rust you speak of? :eek: \*\* Butt rust = dingleberries that have hung on so long they’ve corroded around the hole. Your logs make an unholy screeching sound as they are born and show telltale grooves along their length that you need some WD40 and a chisel to remove the “rust”. Next time just squirt some WD40 and wipe thoroughly and your brown round will be sparkly clean. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-another-use-for-wd40/212416/20 "2003-11-11T19:28:59Z")
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