WD-40. You've probably used it when your door creaked like a scene from a bad horror movie or when you were trying to convince a rusty bolt that it was time to say goodbye. But beware: this blue-and-yellow can hides more tricks than a magician's hat. It's not just a lubricant - it's a liquid miracle that would shamelessly deserve its own shelf in the bathroom, kitchen, garage and - why not - in your handbag next to your perfume and spare Band-Aid.
Here is a list of 20 ingenious, perhaps even life-saving uses WD-40, which will save you money, time and a nervous breakdown. From erasing crayons to unclogging stuck zippers, this spray is the silent superhero of every household. No coat, but much more useful.
1. Loosening tight screws with WD-40
A couple of generous squirts of WD-40, a minute of patience, and voilà – the bolt comes loose like a Monday night after a glass of wine. Without the use of inappropriate language that usually accompanies this task.
2. Removing adhesive residues
Bought a new vase, but the label says it's there forever? WD-40 quickly convinces her otherwise. Spray, wipe, and enjoy the clean aesthetic.
3. Silent doors and windows
A squeak that sounds like a metaphor for your life? One spray and it will be as quiet as a library in the summer again.
4. Removing black marks from the floor
Unbearable shoe marks? WD-40 removes them effortlessly and – best of all – without removing the floor.
5. Garden tool protection
Spray your shovels, rakes, and shears after gardening. They won't rust, they'll be shiny like a new Instagram filter.
6. Crayons on the wall
Your child is Picasso reincarnated... on your living room wall. WD-40 erases artwork without erasing your will to live.
7. Defrosting locks
When everything freezes – mood, fingers, and lock – WD-40 restores access to your car (and your dignity) in seconds.
8. Preventing snow from sticking to the shovel
Snow on the shovel? Spray with WD-40 and the snow will slide down like bad decisions at 2 in the morning.
9. Removing tar and chewing gum
Stepped on a piece of gum? WD-40 will save your sole before you can even guess who left it there.
10. Stainless steel polishing
That “fingerprint magnet” in the kitchen? The refrigerator, range hood, oven – after a treatment with WD-40, they will shine like the backdrop of a cooking show.
11. Repelling ants and insects
Forget chemical warfare – spray WD-40 around the frames and watch the insects retreat. The insects will flee faster than you at the mention of “group exercise.”
12. Car battery protection
WD-40 prevents oxidation, thus reducing the number of those mornings when the car says “no”.
13. Lipstick stains
A secret kiss? Lipstick on a shirt? WD-40 solves what the washing machine won't. And maybe your relationship. Maybe.
14. Bicycle protection
After washing, spray the chain and frame – WD-40 will make sure that squeaking isn't your soundtrack on the way to work.
15. Solving stuck zippers
Zipper won't go anywhere? A drop of WD-40 and it's flowing again like gossip among the neighbors.
16. Cleaning glass shower doors
Soap scum? WD-40 says goodbye to it, and you finally have a view out the cabin door – without the fog of the past.
17. Leather shoe protection
Spray, wipe – and your shoes will look like they came from a boutique. But you won't feel the price in your heart.
18. Removing grease stains
On a T-shirt? On the kitchen counter? WD-40 works wonders faster than grandma's secret "with a little vinegar" solution.
19. Garden furniture protection
Spray metal elements before winter and in the spring you'll have your patio ready for sunny cocktails - without cleaning up rusty tragedies.
20. Descaling
After using WD-40, the fixtures and faucets will shine again like an advertisement for "luxury bathrooms 2025".
If WD-40 were a person, it would be somewhere between Bear Grylls and Marie Kondo. Discreet, yet ready to help at a moment's notice. Once you discover all its tricks, you'll wonder how you ever survived without it. One can, twenty solutions, and one new reason to feel like master of the world again.
And remember – if something in your life is aching, there’s a good chance WD-40 can help. Or a therapist. But let’s start with the former.
