this might sound stupid, but i am just paranoid....

long story short, i greased the chains of the garage door and drove the car right underneath it...

5 hours later there is wd-40 drips all over my IS.

just want confirmation that the lubricant will not eat away the clearcoat... after all its only oil right??


thanks

 

you'll be safe, i know ppl who use them on their wheels.

 

It's OK, just wipe it off.

And why use it on wheels?? WD40 attracts dirt.

 

he used that on garage door chain, not his car

yeah it should be ok. i'd probably use car wash soap to clean it up

 

look up......

yeah, I once de-badged a friend's car with WD40, no worries, best to wipe it off, if possible, wash it....

if you feel you might've ruined the wax, use Dawn to wash the car, then re apply the wax

 

well to clean them...like brake dust etc.

 

i sure hope they are cleaning the wheels off the car, wouldn't want to spray lubricant all over the brakes........... wd-40 has petroleum distillates in it, i would not leave it on the paint long.

 

Don't use WD40 on your brakes, like someone says, it's lubricant, however, you need friction on your brakes.
You can use brake clean spray, it's different.

 

oops sorry i didn't read the 2nd post

but yeah, don't use wd40 for cleaning brakes. on the other hand, break clean spray, do NOT put them on wheels, not a good idea. sometimes they are quite abrasive

 

oh the things you can do with wd40

PDF of many uses