LillyPip
@LillyPip@lemmy.ca
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 6 hours ago:
I feel like you’re the only person here who actually understands what WD-40 is and what it’s for.
Thank you.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 6 hours ago:
It’s actually a solvent, not a lubricant. It can unseize things, but you need to apply proper lubricant if you don’t want them to seize again.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
Thanks, this exactly. Each material has its own ideal product or method, but a light rub with WD-40 works on nearly anything (but not what you’re thinking – it’s never lube. It’s poisonous.).
It actually has interesting chemical properties.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
That’s a bonus. we-40 will likely also get you high in close quarters – it’s probably more expensive than weed, though, and likely kills more of your brain than is worth it.
I recommend a high THC, mushrooms, or LSD instead. Combustibles are a worse high that will probably give you cancer. No bueno.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
More sticky children hacks, please. :)
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
That doesn’t always work. Some of these adhesives are stupidly sticky, and some leave all of their paper rather than giving up.
If it’s a weak adhesive, that method is fine. This tip is for strong or obnoxiously sticky adhesives.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
I’m sorry, I answered your question from my inbox instead of in context in this thread, so I lost context.
I haven’t tried cooking oil, just WD-40. I’ll try cooking oil as you suggested.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
I’ve tested it on nearly everything over the years. It works on everything so far. I didn’t have any a bit ago and used alcohol instead, and it ruined the rubber surface. That’s why I posted this. I should have been less impatient and waited till I had some. Posted so others can learn before they ruin something like I just did.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
Alcohol is far more aggressive and will ruin many plastics, rubber, painted surfaces, finished wood, and coated paper.
Be really, really careful using alcohol on anything other than bare metal and some plastics. Many plastics and rubber will be made eternally sticky with alcohol (I made this mistake earlier today, which was why I posted this).
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
They often fuck up plastic, rubber, fake leather, definitely paper, and painted or finished surfaces. WD-40 is usually safe on those surfaces (or as others have said, Zippo lighter fluid and possibly cooking oil).
Alcohol removes adhesive, but is likely to ruin the surface too.
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
Oh, I didn’t know about cooking oil, that’s awesome.
Alcohol works, but it will destroy many finishes (painted or stained furniture, coated paper, some coated metals, some plastics and rubbers, etc), whereas WD-40 is safe for most finishes.
Sounds like cooking oil may be as well – gonna have to try that, thanks!
- Comment on YSK: WD-40 is perfect for removing adhesive left behind by stickers 3 days ago:
True, but lighter fluid can ruin many surfaces. WD-40 is weirdly gentle on most surfaces (though it doesn’t seem like it would be).
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- Comment on Half of companies planning to replace customer service with AI are reversing course 1 week ago:
Hilariously, many of these companies already fired staff because their execs and upper management drank the Flavor-Aid. Now they need to spend even more rehiring in local markets where word has got round.
I’m so sad for them. Look, I’m crying 😂
- Comment on Ugh it never ends 2 weeks ago:
Wait, your right or my right?
- Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates 2 weeks ago:
‘Here’s an idea: let all those around you know your status.’
‘Revolutionary!’
It’s weird we haven’t already done this, but good.
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 2 weeks ago:
Hahahaha relatable.
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 2 weeks ago:
Oh nice. Just remember to hydrate and get some sleep. It’s so easy to lose hours to that game!
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 2 weeks ago:
Medieval Dynasty: New Settlement in VR. It’s quite good, though a bit glitchy here and there. Finished the main quest line and am now running my tavern whilst waiting for my baby to be born.
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 month ago:
MOISTURISE ME
- Comment on Why is my community modding everyone who comments? 1 month ago:
Awesome, thanks for letting me know you don’t see everyone as mods. That helps me.
- Submitted 1 month ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 3 comments
- Comment on ooo.ooo 2 months ago:
I could, but you’re not paying to watch me fail.
- Comment on ooo.ooo 2 months ago:
Oh god. Jesus, he looks awful.
Good.
- Submitted 2 months ago to [deleted] | 1 comment
- Comment on I disagree. 3 months ago:
Smooth.
- Comment on check it before you wreck it 3 months ago:
I’m not mad nor did I even assume it was real, which is why I asked. I don’t have the bandwidth to research shitposts, only to make stupid comments on Lemmy.
We’re living in Idiocracy, though, so I honestly would not be surprised.
- Comment on check it before you wreck it 3 months ago:
Is this a real title? Jesus. In 5 years we’ll have ‘Totes mad bro, a study in lit lit and the whoop stats of medi writing stans’, ‘10 reasons peer reviewers hate this one weird trick’.
- Comment on Those pesky immigrants! 4 months ago:
Ooohhhh Long Donson!
Thanks for your service.
- Comment on Those pesky immigrants! 4 months ago:
This image needs to be all over twitter and truth social. Trump hates images like this. I want him to see dozens of copes of this whilst he shits at 3am. Just flood him with it.
