“WD-40 won’t do anything for that,” I quipped to my wife, covertly rolling my eyes. The drawers in our dresser had gotten pretty loud and she’d asked me to spray a little WD-40 Multi-Use Product on them to reduce the racket. I thought the drawer glides needed to be replaced – but my wife and a little bit of the Original WD-40 Formula proved me wrong. This tiny example showed me I had more to learn than I would like to admit.
WD-40 Brand recently sent me their latest and greatest products, including the WD-40 Specialist line. I’ve been finding uses for the products all over the house and workshop, and it’s been making me look like a genius handyman to my wife.
For example, the other day our garage door wouldn’t go down. It just kept getting stuck in one spot and going back up. What’d I do? I of course grabbed a can of WD-40 Specialist White Lithium Grease, because it’s best for metal-to-metal lubrication, and hit all the hinges, tracks, and rollers, and BAM! The garage door is now operating smoother and quieter than it has in a decade, and it took zero tools and almost no time to get it there.
A few days later the wife’s e-bike started flashing an error code. After glancing at the manual, I determined the charge port terminals were dirty and blasted them with WD-40 Specialist Contact Cleaner, which is safe to use on electrical contacts. Problem solved, error light vanquished.
Next up was my creaky bedroom door that constantly wakes the wife up when I come in after late night TV sessions. Wanting to avoid spraying lube all over the place, I hit the hinges with the new WD-40 Precision Pen. It did the trick, and the application was a breeze. I plan to keep several of these pens in my truck, backpack and the junk drawer in the kitchen. They work awesome!
The products are great for working in your garage or shop too. I own a woodworking business on the side, so I’ve got a CNC machine I use for processing sheets of plywood and metal dust from the pinion gear that always accumulates on the gear racks. The manufacturer recommends leaving the gear racks dry, to avoid attracting sawdust, but I covered the gear racks with WD-40 Specialist Dry Lube, and not only does the machine operate a little quieter, the metal dust hasn’t returned. The Dry Lube is ideal for lubricating in gritty environments because it resists dust and dirt well. It is suitable for all kinds of surfaces too, like fabric, leather, most plastics, wood and even paper!
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Aaron Hansel
After washing my dirt bikes with WD-40 Specialist Degreaser and Cleaner EZ-Pods, I always spray down the chains with the Original WD-40 Formula to disperse water (you might want to abstain from this practice on O-ring chains), but with my kids’ bikes it can be tricky because the chain guards are in the way. No surprise here that a WD-40 Brand product solves this conundrum too. Enter WD-40 EZ-Reach. Instead of that classic red straw, WD-40 EZ-Reach has a flexible metal straw that holds whatever shape you bend it into, which means you can literally spray around corners. The WD-40 Specialist Silicone spray makes plastics and cables look brand new too, keeping them conditioned. It’s like having supercross in a can! The Specialist Penetrant is awesome on stubborn spokes and axle nuts, and the Contact Cleaner is an absolute must for cleaning things like throttle tubes and metal parts.
I’m seriously considering getting a few holsters and a bandolier so I can keep several cans of WD-40 Brand products with me wherever I go, blasting away squeaks, banishing rust, and lubing joints like a crack shot handyman in the wild west.
About the only thing WD-40 Brand can’t help with is getting my kids to eat more vegetables! If someone at WD-40 is reading this, could you get on that product, please? Otherwise, keep doing what you’re doing—you’re making me look great around the house!
