WD40 paint refresh

[jrpontiac]

I mentioned this is the paint section but thought I'd post here as well. The paint on my M998 was looking faded, almost chaulky in places. Somebody in the paint section mentioned he heard spraying it down with WD40 will give it a fresh look. I gave it a shot and it works miracles. I'm not sure if the picture does a good job showing the improvement but in person it is significant. Basically sprayed it down with WD40, let it sit overnight and wiped it down. Had a light WD40 smell for a day but that has gone away. Not sure how long it will last.

 

[GUNNUT in Iowa]

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Not sure how long it will last.

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Please be sure to get back with us, when you do find out how long it will last. Really, I would like to know.

 

[aleigh]

... and whether or not dust sticks to it

 

[HUMVEE1]

Pledge works much better. Soft bristle brush and pledge. It dries and the colors are much more vibrant, and the sun faded green matches the green that has not been subjected to the sun. Smells like lemons !
Takes two cans. Works wonders on clean tires too. Not shiney like Armorall.
WD40 the engine, trans, transfer, frame, etc.

 

[jrpontiac]

Not sure how long it lasts, supposedly months. Will let you know. Dust doesn't stick to it. No oily residue on it. I had tried armor all and it lasted about 4 days.

 

[hndrsonj]

All this works great until you actually need to paint it; then you are screwed trying to remove all these solvents to prevent paint issues...

 

[OilfieldRoughneck]

We used wd40 to polish up the oil rigs. It does let fine dust stick to it more than normal. But temporarily makes that paint shine

 

[aceecaus]

pledge

 

[Recovry4x4]

The pleasant aromatic discharge of Johnson's Baby Oil is a turn on for most single women.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

Applying diesel and other fluids has been does for years in the military to make them "parade ready"
its is mentioned in the CARC application TB or the CAMO TB, IIRC....it's say not to use diesel, brake fluid etc to enhance the paint, it's not authorized. But we used to do it all the time.

 

[aleigh]

The pleasant aromatic discharge of Johnson's Baby Oil is a turn on for most single women.

Maybe if he can make the truck smell like a baby they'll finally understand our obsession...

 

[aleigh]

All this works great until you actually need to paint it; then you are screwed trying to remove all these solvents to prevent paint issues...

I'll second that. Even PPG DX440 and lots of scrubbing had trouble lifting up thick grease residue I had in one of my CARC trailer projects. Spilled gear oil from a can that tipped over in the bed.

 

[Coffey1]

Purple power and a pressure washer and you don't have to worry about wd-40

 

[GUNNUT in Iowa]

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it's not authorized. But we used to do it all the time.

In the military!!???

Say it isn't so.

 

[m16ty]

A old machinery jocky trick was to spray a piece of equipment down with diesel fuel. It would make paint shine like new money, until the dust blew up and stuck all over it.

 

[m109a2]

I love the smell of wd40 if I could get the old lady to put it behind her ears that would be great if not go to k mart and get that vanilla perfume it is cheap and when she takes most of the bed and and she will.This smell will make you hungry raid the icebox wake up in the recliner repeat as necessary.Al

 

[jrpontiac]

As much as I like the WD40 smell I am looking forward to going the Pledge route once the WD40 fades. Come to think of it I'm going to start saving my bacon fat and use that.

 

[darr3239]

So how long does the Pledge last?

Those plastic restorers you see on TV lasted about two months on my Avalanche.

 

[dmetalmiki]

I love the smell of wd40 if I could get the old lady to put it behind her ears that would be great if not go to k mart and get that vanilla perfume it is cheap and when she takes most of the bed and and she will.This smell will make you hungry raid the icebox wake up in the recliner repeat as necessary.Al

THAT made us laugh a plenty. 'funny post' of the week award!.

 

[dmetalmiki]

In the military!!???

Say it isn't so.

We used to do that all the time also in the motor pool. And it was certainly carried out by drivers in the 50's! (and on wards ) as I saw when I was in the cadets.