Another use for WD40

[mearle]

Just thought I'd pass on a discovery that I made recently.
Last year while doing a sportive in France, I rode over some melting roads (it was hot!), and got tar splattered on my bike.
I got a lot of it off eventually, but some on the rear brake callipers stubbornly remained, and I'd given up trying to remove it.
Last weekend, I noticed that the rear brake was sticking a bit, so I used a bit of WD40 to loosen it up, and while working it in, I found that the remaining tar was miraculously dissolving away into the WD40.
So, in case this isn't common knowledge, now you know how to clean up tar.

 

[gbb]

Thats the solvent in it mearle...its easy to forget, or not realise the thing you need to do a job may be right under your nose.

 

[Globalti]

Paraffin, white spirit or turps subs would do the same, cheaper.

 

[fossyant]

Yeh - used it on the car to remove tar. A colleague got the front of his car covered in tar - literally spots everywhere....... just sprayed a stack of wD on it and wiped off....

 

[Chrisz]

Diesel does the same job and it's cheaper too (smells worse though )

 

[FOAD]

Also good for the remnence of sticky barcode labels that you can't peel off properly, leaving that rough gunky mess.

 

[User269]

Well, WD40 is a cleaning solution dontcha know?

 

[downfader]

Good for cleaning off a chain if you remove it for a more robust cleanse I find.

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Under the arms if you run out of Lynx [can't smell any worst].

Swarfega [also] is an ideal substitute for shower gel.

 

[downfader]

Under the arms if you run out of Lynx [can't smell any worst].

Swarfega [also] is an ideal substitute for shower gel.

Trying to exfoliate?

 

[Greenbank]

Paraffin, white spirit or turps subs would do the same, cheaper.

Also IPA.

That's Isopropyl Alcohol, not India Pale Ale.