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On the Job

• Cleans engraving machines
• Lubricates cargo straps on semi trucks
• Lubricates chain on scrubber machines
• Protects powder coated metal
• Protects swing chains from rusting
• Cleans Plexiglas
• Cleans magazines for an AK-47
• Cleans window caulking
• Cleans and protects forklifts from rust
• Lubricates adjusting mechanisms on office chairs
• Lubricates elevator cables
• Cleans overhead projectors
• Lubricates lead snippers
• Lubricates wood screws for easier installation
• Shines vinyl on jukeboxes
• Cleans and lubricates automatic poultry feeders
• Coat dental instruments before putting in autoclave to prevent excessive oxidation
• Cleans gunk from pricing guns
• Lubricates stuck washers
• Penetrates to help open stuck paint can lids
• Removes adhesives from sewing machines
• Reconditions brass tips on crop field sprayer nozzles
• Spray on metal stencils before painting to ease removal of dried paint
• Protects steel doctor blades on flexographic printing presses
• Protects metal water meters from rust and corrosion
• Lubricates gears on paper shredder
• Prevents corrosion on helicopter blades
• Removes stickers from guitars
• Cleans dirty power cords
• Removes boot marks from deck of navy boat
• Cleans and lubricates commercial coin rollers/counters
• Prevents corrosion on connectors used to install TV antennas and satellite dishes
• Removes liquid nails from hands
• Cleans stainless steel ashtrays
• PMCS (Preventative Maintenance Checks and Service) of military issued weapons like the M16A2 rifle
• Cleans rust on conveyors
• Cleans stickers off postal mail sorting equipment belt rollers
• Cleans hydraulic tips on quick connectors on tractors
• Lubricates pencil sharpener gears
• Lubricates safe rollers
• Spray on hands before using heavy adhesives to prevent sticking
• Lubricates nails to ease disassembly of pallets
• Cleans bed pans
• Helps protect sluice boxes
• Helps remove rust from calipers
• Removes rubber cement from clothing
• Lubricates mechanical pens and pencils
• Cleans and protects sewer cleaning cables
• Frees up hot tar pipes
• Removes paint from windows
• Spray on the inside of Victaulic pipe clamps for easier to application of anti seize
• Removes crayon from Formica
• Removes tape marks from dry erase boards
• Cleans and protects the plates of injection molding machines on windshield washer nozzles
• Cleans gunk and compressor oil off pistons in solenoids
• Remove tape from office furniture
• Lubricates transcription machines
• Cleans and shines magnetic tape
• Cleans gunk from phone buttons
• Cleans and protects manicuring implements at beauty shop
• Removes grime from book covers
• Cleans adhesive tape residues on audio/visual cables
• Cleans gum from chicken feathers
• Removes crater grease from rail lines
• Eases replacement of couplings in a garden hose or rubber hose
• Cleans grease pencil from ceramic tile
• Protects vintage steam equipment on paddlewheel steam boats
• Improves cutting time for drill bits
• Prevents corrosion of underwater connectors on Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV)
• Removes transparent tape from x-ray machines
• Cleans hoof trimmers
• Coat transmission gears after etching to prevent rust
• Cleans ballast oil off tile floors
• Removes fingerprints from glossy covers of magazines and book covers
• Removes permanent marker from dry erase boards
• Prevents surface rust on stainless steel laundry coin boxes
• Keeps construction lifts clean from stucco job
• Removes scuff marks from luggage
• Protects metal bars on glockenspiels
• Cleans blades on box cutters
• Cleans pushbutton switches on hand controls for patients' hospital beds
• Removes rust from metal table legs
• Cleans cell phones
• Lubricates fence stays
• Lubricates tuning mechanisms on graphic equalizers
• Removes dried caulking from hands
• Lubricates foot feeder on tractor
• Protects coaxial fittings on modem
• Prevents rust on chipper/shredder rollers
• Helps remove hands from stuck pipe
• Removes asphalt from overshoes
• Cleans salt-impregnated ice from the soles of my work boots
• Coolant and polishing agent in a grinding operation
• Cleans cell phone battery connections
• Cleans ax blades
• Lubricates vice
• Lubricates barn door locks
• Cleans tape and glue left from microscope stand and equipment
• Prevents corrosion on console panel switches
• Cleans and protects wire mesh black bay boxes
• Cleans and protects jet compressor blades
• Helps clean bilge areas
• Protects motors coupled to pumps to prevent faulty packing glands
• Cleans and protects on-board machine and hand tools
• Cleans and protects porthole dogs
• Cleans and protects radar gear
• Cleans and protects Automatic weapons
• Cleans and protects cables and connectors
• Cleans and protects tracks on tracked vehicles
• Cleans and protects blower fans
• Cleans and protects control panel boards
• Cleans and protects gun carriages
• Cleans and protects gun linkages
• Cleans and protects cargo release systems
• Cleans and protects gauges
• Cleans and protects heavy-duty cutting heads
• Cleans and protects reamers
• Prevents corrosion on stored drill bits
• Protects against corrosion in retractable wheel wells
• Protects against corrosion on high tension circuits
• Prevents corrosion on wing interior
• Protects helicopter M/R blades from rust
• Cleans Thermo King refrigeration units
• Cleans and protects forklift brake hardware
• Cleans welding dust
• Cleans Hemming dies
• Cleans sealing equipment in GM assembly plant
• Filters dust when sprayed on AC filter
• Cleans lock cylinder pins and plugs when re-keying lock
• Provides protective coating for Teflon heating strips
• Cleans milking machine pulsator
• Helps keeps paint on farm machinery shiny and free from cracks
• Cleans shoe repair equipment
• Cleans and protects moving parts of old printing presses
• Helps clean oxidization from bronze grave markers
• Helps keep exposed nail heads from rusting
• Spray in a box of nails to keep them fresh and rust-free
• Spray on electrical panel boxes to drive out moisture
• Cleans hoof trimming chute
• Prevents rust on jewelry forging blocks
• Keeps taping knives from rusting
• Removes rust from old keys
• Keeps circumference rulers from rusting
• Lubricates hinge swivels on exhaust fans
• Protects drywall tools
• Lubricates tape measures
• Drives moisture out of shovel handles
• Lubricates inside of orthopedic shoes for easy removal of cast/mold
• Spray chalk lines drawn on asphalt to keep them from washing away in the rain
• Prevents moisture damage on cable TV field strength meters
• Drives moisture from seismic cable connectors
• Lubricates high-performance positive-displacement vacuum pump carpet used in cleaning
• Helps maintain waterproof seal in telephone splice cases
• Drives moisture out of electric generators
• Spray on main valve for pond pumps to check for a tight seal
• Drive moisture from bottom of leaky coffee pot
• Drives moisture from helicopter quadrants
• Drives moisture from radar gear
• Drives moisture from precision tools
• Drives moisture from heavy-duty drills
• Drives moisture from ignition coils
• Drives moisture from ignition distributors
• Drives moisture from spark plugs on tanks
• Displaces moisture from electrical conduits
• Waterproofs chimney cleaning tools
• Drives gunk from bearings seized by fertilizer
• Frees up stuck keys on organ
• Use as a tapping lubricant
• Cleans printer toner from unwanted places
• Lubricates swivels on 35-ton grove crane
• Lubricates vending machine locks
• Loosens screws in watch bands to enable link removal
• Removes rust from shower chair wheels
• Penetrates levers on office chair for easy adjustments
• Lubricates gears on smokers
• Frees stuck lock on lock boxes
• Helps remove rusted
• Lubricates Mayo stands for smooth up and down movement during surgery
• Lubricates nail guns
• Lubricates rivet gun mechanisms
• Lubricates bulk loading caulking gun
• Lubricates rings on ring binders
• Lubricates router collets
• Lubricates large mixing bowls in commercial mixers
• Cleans gum from parking meter coin slot
• Frees up extendable paint roller poles that get clogged with paint
• Frees stuck conveyor belt rollers
• Lubricates overhead projector cart wheels
• Lubricates micrometers on precision tools
• Frees stuck tin snips
• Lubricates stuck screws on overhead projectors
• Lubricates sticky brakes on a Genie lift
• Lubricates meat slicer knob
• Lubricates curtain tracks in hospital rooms
• Keeps prison cell doors from squeaking
• Lubricates power actuated guns
• Lubricates computer cart wheels
• Lubricates paper cutter blades
• Lubricates airless paint guns
• Lubricates gurneys
• Loosens pulleys on cable-operated bulldozers
• Lubricates tomato slicer handle
• Lubricates swinging leg rests on wheel chairs
• Lubricates dumpster wheels
• Lubricates closet door hinges
• Lubricates drive system of dollar bill changers
• Frees stuck escape slides located at bottom of entry doors on planes
• Stops squeak of calculator tape register
• Lubricates sliding battery covers for easy removal
• Lubricates gear trains on servo motors
• Lubricates tills on cash registers
• Lubricates tilt mechanism on swivel chair
• Lubricates arm of post-office letter sorter
• Lubricates squeaky fare box levers on city buses
• Lubricates boxcar doors on rail cars
• Lubricates draw heads on railroad boxcars
• Frees up mechanisms in ergo chairs
• Lubricates gas chromatography motors
• Lubricates date stamps
• Loosens tooling on tablet making machine
• Lubricates rear door of trailers
• Rehydrates paintbrush bristles
• Lubricates flapper in vent shield on gas meter
• Lubricates cogs on rollers of x-ray film processing machine
• Lubricates sticky mechanisms on old typewriters
• Lubricates and protects electric stapler
• Lubricates jack gears
• Eases removal of solidified spitballs
• Helps remove reflector tape from life jackets
• Lubricates gears on light bars on police cars to keep lights spinning freely
• Removes duct tape residue from work boots
• Lubricates locking mechanisms on video drop slots
• Lubricates bearings of radar antenna on lobster boats
• Lubricates handle of heavy-duty ingredient mixers
• Lubricates locks on money boxes on gaming tables (21
• Keeps knobs on heart monitor defibrillators clean
• Lubricates battery handles on laryngoscopes
• Lubricates lift arms on fork lifts
• Lubricates gripper bar on printing presses to allow sheets to release properly
• Removes gunk from cooler doors
• Lubricates file cabinet hardware
• Loosens stuck buttons on calculators
• Frees stuck lugnuts on semi trucks
• Frees stuck motor shafts
• Removes deposit buildup on sand belts
• Lubricates C Clamps on stage lighting instruments
• Lubricates dolly wheels
• Loosens and penetrates rusted or stuck plumbing joints
• Lubricates antenna parts on tall broadcast towers
• Loosens stuck joints on rusted light trees
• Lubricates tractor shredders
• Lubricates gears on pool pump filter systems
• Loosens frozen infuser pumps from poles in hospitals
• Lubricates brake levers on wheelchairs
• Frees up rusted circulator bolts on hot water heating systems
• Lubricates ice chest locks
• Removes copper water line stains from bathroom fixtures
• Loosens rusty hinges on mail carts
• Lubricates toilet paper rollers
• Helps remove a chair base from a press fit hydraulic cylinder
• Loosens valve bolts on tiller units
• Helps remove keyed-shaft impellers from rusted and/or calcified stub shafts on electric motors used for swimming pool pumps
• Loosens rusted bolts on radio antenna clamps
• Penetrates stuck bolts on cultivator shovels
• Loosens stuck locks on parking meters
• Looses up the crank on old hospital stretchers
• Loosens drive chains on hay balers
• Loosens
• Loosens rusted monkey fists on boat
• Loosens knobs on adjustable drafting table
• Lubricates kiln lid hinges
• Loosens interior plumbing device that controls bath drain plug
• Prevents rust on ship seam areas
• Loosens rusted screws on board ships
• Cleans and protects areas affected by bi-metal conditions and disassembly of machinery
• Prevents rust on outdoor air conditioners
• Prevents rust on guns used in the field
• Prevents rust on testing bars
• Prevents rust on portable electric equipment
• Prevents corrosion on field weapons
• Prevents rust on seam areas on wings
• Loosens rusted blower motor from blower wheel
• Helps dissolve rust from corn sheller
• Helps dissolve rust from apple bagging machines
• Helps dissolve rust from pruning shears
• Helps dissolve rust from fork lift parts
• Helps dissolve rust from hog equipment
• Loosens threaded joint on water pumps
• Helps remove rust from pistons of steam engine
• Lubricates metal before running through a roll-former
• Lubricates spring-loaded office chairs
• Quiets noisy turbine ventilators
• Keeps office chair wheels rolling smoothly
• Lubricates parts of mechanic rocking chairs
• Stops squeaks on stilts
• Lubricates tuning mechanism on scanners
• Lubricates swing arm lamps
• Lubricates hydraulic barber chairs
• Lubricates pool pump motor belt
• Prevents rust on floor sanding machines
• Lubricates bass drum and high hat pedals
• Lubricates hanging IV pole stand wheels
• Lubricates stuck vending machine knobs
• Use as cutting fluid when drilling copper
• Lubricates spinning magazine racks
• Cleans and lubricates the trigger of gas pumps
• Lubricates primacord and the port plugs on perforating guns
• Removes squeak from dental chairs
• Relieves squeaks on crystallographic grease machine
• Stops squeaks on papercutters
• Spray rubber gasket for easy installation of window glass
• Stops squeaks on metal library book carts
• Lubricates steering linkages on tractor
• Stop squeaks caused by new leather work boots
• Use on chair fittings to reduce noise
• Lubricates and cleans tension idlers on theater rigging system
• Lubricates fiber optic cable when routing through narrow ducts
• Loosens joints of costume
• Lubricates hospital sterilizer doors
• Stops the squeaky noise from x-ray film cartridges
• Dissolves butyl caulk
• Lubricates power injecting device strung from the ceiling in Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Protects gun parts when being stored
• Protects plumbing "runner" ropes from being burned by molten lead
• Lubricates crank mechanism on pencil sharpener
• Lubricates wheels of pallet jack
• Protects DJ components from rusting
• Lubricates barn door runners
• Lubricates rollers on copper tubing cutter
• Lubricates worm gears in chicken house on poultry farm
• Lubricates rotating coffee shop chairs
• Quiets squeaky speaker stands
• Drives moisture from telephone wire connections in network interface box
• Conditions synthetic rubber to make slicing easier
• Lubricates gears on meat grinder-sausage maker
• Cleans and protects bayonets
• Lubricates cash drawer locks
• Lubricates hinges on skunk racing box
• Lubricates bone joints of skeletons in laboratories
• Lubricates tractor throttle cables
• Spray pegs in peg board for easy adjustment
• Lubricates casters on Rubbermaid utility carts
• Lubricates chain-link conveyor belt in pizza ovens
• Lubricate hose barbs for easy insertion into new synthetic rubber hoses
• Lubricates axle on rotating shoe polisher
• Lubricates landscaping spikes to make it easier to drive into landscape timbers
• Lubricate guide rollers on digger derrick
• Lubricates sliding rollers on diamond blade tile saw
• Spray on bed liners to keep rebar from sticking
• Lubricate O-rings when rebuilding oil pumps
• Lubricates electric pencil sharpeners
• Lubricates swivel on overhead monitor arms
• Spray stereo wires to keep them from sticking when running through auto firewalls
• Stops squeaks on add-ons to police gun belt
• Lubricates casters on mobile pizza making table
• Lubricates legs on HETs (Heavy Equipment Transporter) for easy sliding
• Cleans and protects outdoor popcorn stands
• Lubricates latches on electrical cabinets
• Lubricates hacksaw blades for cutting metal
• Lubricates onion ring breader machine
• Lubricates spool valve handles on boat hydraulic systems
• Lubricates hole punches
• Lubricates rollers on metal cash register drawers
• Stops squeak on tape dispenser
• Lubricates moveable parts of snow plow harnesses
• Lubricates rotorhead of helicopters to stop elastomeric dampers from squeaking
• Lubricates speed brake rams and linkage
• Lubricates
• Lubricates hinge bearings on ships
• Lubricates wheel housings on ships
• Lubricates control pulleys
• Lubricates turnbuckles
• Lubricates gyro compasses
• Lubricates gun table rollers
• Lubricates track adjusting screws
• Lubricates tank ignition system
• Lubricates precision gun fittings
• Lubricates heavy-duty machine screws
• Lubricates galley latches
• Lubricates outflow valves
• Lubricates recline hydro locks in seats
• Lubricates recline hydro locks in pilot seat tracks
• Lubricates hell hole micro switches
• Lubricates hell hole roller switches
• Eases assembly of intricate devices when light oil is needed
• Lubricates jet engines to ease overhaul and disassembly
• Stops squeaks on gears of hydraulic chairs
• Lubricates O-rings prior to assembly
• Lubricates fan in motor on window A/C
• Quiets squeaky roof ventilator hinges
• Lubricates lock cylinders during repair
• Lubricates lock shafts to check for bad bearings
• Lubricates during lathe turning operations
• Lubricates precision grinding saws
• Lubricates pneumatic cylinders
• Lubricates pneumatic clutch
• Lubricates pneumatic starters
• Lubricates head stops on litho presses
• Lubricates side guides on litho presses
• Lubricates pressure hose on gold dredge
• Lubricates pressure hose on silver dredge
• Lubricates rolodex bearings
• Lubricates pin-setters in bowling alleys
• Eases removal of old ID stickers from computer cases
• Eases removal of concrete grout from test cubes used in construction
• Keeps tape from sticking to drywall tools
• Lubricates desk locks
• Serves as cutting oil
• Removes rust from stainless steel vault doors
• Keeps adhesive from building up on face cut dies
• Cleans plastic desk protectors
• Hides scratches on metal elevator doors
• Spray copper wire before applying rubber insulation with glue to allow lines to slide easier
• Spray on sewer vent cover to keep it from freezing shut
• Keeps lock down plate clean on oil wells
• Lubricates aluminum extrusion when cutting for length
• Contractors use bottom of can to draw perfect circles while in the field. Use cap for smaller circles
• Removes crayon from ceramic items
• Removes surgical tape from hospital bed rails
• Removes hydraulic fluid from Lear jets
• Removes glue from copper foil during stained glass production
• Helps hide scratches on plastic safety goggles
• Use as a parting agent between a surface and a sealant
• Lubricates automatic envelope making machine
• Cleans concrete from shovels
• Reconditions rollers in fax machines
• Removes ink from rollers in printing press
• Works well for dissolving thread lock compound
• Spray on seat coverings when fitting seat frames for easy application
• Removes evidence tape glue from evidence tape after evidence has been processed
• Cleans and shines the exterior of stainless steel frozen yogurt machines
• Helps detect cracks in welds
• Hides small scratches on woodwork
• Removes stiffness from dried out leather gloves
• Spray on paint before scraping to make paint come off easier
• Spray in rubber over-booties to make putting them on easier
• Helps seal gaskets
• Increases life of high-speed dental hand pieces
• Helps provide dust-free surface when roofing
• Makes Tygon flexible tubing fit over glass tubing with approximately the same diameter
• Removes chewing gum from lunch trays
• Prevents rust on oyster knife
• Unsticks electric sheep shears
• Protects and lubricates floating boat docks after thawing
• Lubricates lift shaft of sump pumps