Duct tape and WD 40 important part of your survival kit.

I once read a book on natural history by Bill Oddie. He warned not to try googling Wild Life because it brought up some quite surprising sites!

Hooty, sorry to be slow responding. I had to check it. Ours is called Tech 9 and we bought it in France. When I googled it I found that Halfords stock something similar.

You need to be careful how you word your enquiry. Even when I typed in 'Tech 9 professionals silicon lubricant UK' I got adverts for lubricants for use other than in technical situations!!

Spraying wd40 on the pots hostas grow n is a new one on me. Thanks, off to ry it

Duct tape gets rid of warts I used it on mine . Will try wd on my pots outside thanks for tip.

Where do you get silicone spray from then M0nica ? Sounds just the job for my plug! Has it got a brand name?

We have replaced WD40 with a silicone spray designed to do the same jobs. Cleaner and doesn't smell.

But quite agree, both are indispensable we have them in our cars as well as in the house

An American friend calls duct tape Jesus tape because it cam fix anything.

Duct tape on vericurras is one of the treatments on the NHS treatment for information sheet. And it works

Can't bear the smell of WD40 so couldn't use indoors (makes me cough & sneeze) but I will try it on Hosta pots

I always have a can of WD40, screwdrivers in various sizes, small hammer, fuses, superglue & pliers in my (small) toolbox.

On the basis of this thread, I think I'm going to buy some shares in WD40.

My car had a gentle argument with a lorry on the Dartford / Southend / Tibury / roundabout (before the lanes were redone and made clear this year) - an apparent 50/50 and we both agreed not to make an insurance claim. My DH stuck gorilla tape on the crack in the back bumper ...that was over a year ago and it still holds .

Yes I love Gorilla tape. So far have fixed rain pipe at allotment and plastic bin for recycling at my daughters.
Wd40 I always had at work ,nursing in the NHS,. Amazing what bits of equipment it kept going.
Now retired, I have a can at home and at allotment. Amazing stuff.

Since spraying all around my pots with Hosta plants in them i have had no slug/snail damage done ,

i am off to the garden with my wd40 to spray everything before the slugs come out to play thanks for the tip

Duct tape: "It has a dark side and a light side and holds together the fabric of the Universe"
I'm off to clean my stainless steel splash back with WD 40. Then it'll be the hostas' turn. Three cheers for GN.

I am sorry I didn't know about WD40 and the snails , I have an ex Hosta plant which would have benefitted from a few squirts

I have a splendid brass hammer that unscrews at the far end to reveal a a set of screw drivers inside! It's v useful, everyone should have one.

A few years ago DDs gave me a Black and Decker drill for Christmas along with a set of plastic plugs and drill bits. My very full professional tool box is indispensable. I go through skips, too. Three WD40s in the garage along with duct tape and araldite.

If I have no firelighters for the woodburner, I spray the kindling sticks with a little WD40, lay coal and logs on top and then put a match to it. Obviously you have to be careful, but no accidents after 40 years so far.

My dd was surprised and maybe a little dissapounted a few years ago when I gave her her own tool kit as a Christmas present. No woman should be without one, and keep it hidden from DH.
My D H has discovered where I keep my tools, so I have to check them often.
Thanks all for tips on use of WD40.

A locksmith told me to spray WD40 into the keyhole to cure a sticking key. It worked a treat and saved me having to get the lock changed. The poor bloke did himself out of a job!

This has got to be the Creme de la Creme of WD40 uses.
The author, Tony Hawks wrote a book called 'Playing the Moldovans at Tennis'.
The Moldovan Tennis players use WD40 as a cure for muscular pain.

And I thought that 'Deep Heat' smelled awful. ?.

WD is good for spraying on pots in the garden to stop slugs eating the plants

Second WD40 and tape. I used to carry a small screwdriver, and a fold up 'universal' tool, pliers, screwdriver, wire cutter, as well as a small swiss knife, scissors, nail file etc.