# Let's talk about WD-40 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985 "2007-12-06T01:56:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/41 "2007-12-06T20:48:36Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] It rubs the WD-40 on it’s skin or else it gets the hose again. [/QUOTE] _ **Put the WD-40 In the fucking basket!!!** _ [/shriek] :mad: ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/42 "2007-12-06T23:29:30Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Twice a year I’ll walk around the garage spraying everything in sight with it… garage door track wheels and hinges, car door hinges and locks, yard tools, **the cat** , door locks in the house, bicycle parts (along with Tri-Flow), saw blades, etc. [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/43 "2007-12-07T06:55:14Z")
If you are splashing around in an older vehicle with a distributor and points and stuff and such, it woks great when you get water in them parts. I have 5 different types of grease and 6 different spray cans of lube and 4 d8ifferent oil weights + power steering fluid, Marvel Mystery Oil, and other stuff cause I try to use the best for the job. + it is cheap… Counts for a lot when spraying spiders… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/44 "2007-12-07T10:11:55Z")
[QUOTE=NajaNivea] 😃 [/QUOTE] Ah yes. I missed that, embedded in the middle of the list, and now I’ve just collapsed at my desk. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/45 "2007-12-07T17:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=GargoyleWB] I don’t think it kills them, but any hole or crack I’ve used it on is now spider-free. [/QUOTE] I have a horrible image in my head now that refuses to go away… ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/46 "2007-12-07T18:46:42Z")
WD-40 isn’t the best at anything, but it’s a good general lubricant/cleaner. You generally won’t fuck anything up by spraying WD-40 on it. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985/47 "2007-12-07T21:31:16Z")
It’s also good at killing wasps. My bedroom as a kid was overrun by wasps, and I was terrified of them. But I could kill them from a distance with the neat straw. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-wd-40/428985.md?page=2)