Before and After

[Midway Tommy]

but each to their own I guess.

Paul

Very true, Paul. I'm one of those guys that thinks that WD-40 is way over rated and wouldn't use it for anything even if it was given to me for free. My daughter, though, says it works pretty well for cleaning soap scum, calcium and lime residue off of shower glass. I'll never know for sure, though, since I'll never purchase any of it again.

[oc1]

The new trick is to pour WD-40 in your toilet to dissolve stubborn stain.

[Paul9591]

but each to their own I guess.

Paul

Very true, Paul. I'm one of those guys that thinks that WD-40 is way over rated and wouldn't use it for anything even if it was given to me for free. My daughter, though, says it works pretty well for cleaning soap scum, calcium and lime residue off of shower glass. I'll never know for sure, though, since I'll never purchase any of it again.

I totally agree with you on WD40 as a lubricant, next to usless for a prolonged effect, but I started using it as a degreaser on my motorcycle swing arm components, chains etc, and it was great for that, so I applied the same thinking to  stained on oils and grease on my reels; that stuborn yellowed coating around the screw, switches and knobs (when used with a cropped down artist brush) comes off really   nicely.
I forgot to mention that I bath the parts in Isopropyl alcohol after the WD40 scrub; that removes all traces of the stuff.

Never heard of it as a limescale / stain remover though?
But, I fully respect your views on the stuff and I also agree in part.

By the way, have you ever heard of fishermen spraying their bait (sea fishing mainly) with WD40, with some success I'm told, though this was reported some years ago; something to do with their being some fish oil in the mix..?

[oc1]

The fish oil rumor was not true.  But, some guys catfishing still say it is an attractant.

[Midway Tommy]

The skinny on the WD-40 shower story is that I had some pretty heavy black tractor spray paint on my fingers so I was in my daughter's bathroom trying to wash it off & wasn't making any progress. I thought she might have some fingernail polish remover sitting around but noticed a spray can of WD-40 sitting on the toilet tank. I sprayed some on my finger and low and behold, with some coaxing, the paint came off. I asked her later WTH that crap was doing in her bathroom and she told me how she uses it to clean the shower. Don't  think I would want that stinky crap on my bathroom, though.  

[Paul9591]

Don't  think I would want that stinky crap on my bathroom, though.  

Me neither! I am not a fan of the smell for one.

[Paul9591]

The fish oil rumor was not true.  But, some guys catfishing still say it is an attractant.

Ah, thank you, I did wonder.  The story just seemed to fizzle out, without any definite answer.