Boeshield T-9

John I gave this tip out in one of the shows before Tip of the Day existed. I want to make it official to put it in the list so when you go to noagendafun.com you find it.

I looked there. I couldn’t find it. They didn’t even pick it up because they pick up a lot of stuff. Like if you say you like a book, boom, it’ll be in there. But it’s not Tip of the Day, but they have all these things that we’ve ever suggested in terms of gigawatt coffee and the rest of it.

This is the BOESHIELD T9 from Boeing Aircraft Company.

This is a substitute for Ranch Hand, which is my all-time favorite substitute for WD-40. It’s just better.

And this is the Boeing version of WD-40 that’s better, and it came as a tip from one of our producers. And he went on a long exposition on why he loves this stuff. He’s a mechanic. And I said, well, you know, I think we talked about it already, and we did, I’m sure, although I couldn’t find any evidence of it.

It is a cheap-looking can, and it says from Boeing—developed by the Boeing Corporation. So it’s used for, it’s a lubricant, it’s a degreaser, it’s a deruster. It does everything WD-40 does, only it does it better. And it’s also good like a liquid bearings. It’s good for getting something that’s squeaky—that will eliminate it in no time.

Adam Like your chair?

John It would do the chair. Yeah. The problem is you have to be careful with this and the Ranch Hand and all of these things if it gets on the floor.

Adam Oh, because you can’t pick it up?

John You can’t. If you try to rub it off, like you take a towel and get it off, it just spreads it. And you end up with a part of the floor that’s so slippery you’ll kill yourself. You have to get out a bunch of detergent and you’ve got to get this stuff wiped up. It’s just horrible in that regard. And so it’s hard to just spray on something, because if there’s a floor and it drips down there, you’re pretty—

Adam Well, to be honest now, what kind of disbursement mechanism does it have? Does it have like the straw that WD-40 has?

John It has the straw, but I never use the straw.

Adam I always use the straw. I love the straw on the WD-40.

John Don’t use WD-40. Use Ranch Hand or T9.

Adam Well, but here’s what I’m worried about: when you spray it into hinges on the door, that’s where I typically wind up using it. If that gets on the door, it’s very hard to get off the door. And I’m sure it’s the same with this Bowflex T9 stuff.

John “Bowflex “.

Adam Whatever it’s called. I’m sure it’s hard to get off. You’ve got to be careful with this stuff. You know, we need lessons in how to apply it. That would be a good Tip of the Day.

John Well, that’s why I like liquid bearing so much, because it’s not in a spray can. It’s in a little plastic thing with a very fine point—like a little dropper.  That’s what’s great for hinges: one drop. You can get one drop right where you want it, and then it’ll spread itself throughout. It’s great for locks.

Adam Let’s be honest. These are great American inventions. And you can’t go into Europe and buy any of this. They don’t have this in Europe. If you say WD-40, they’re like “what?” You say Ranch Hand, they’re like “what?” You say Bowflex T9, they’re like “what?”

Adam This is unknown in Europe. I wonder if you can even ship it to Europe. It’s probably illegal.

[Editor’s note: WD-40 is actually well-known in Europe]

John Well, I have no knowledge of this one way or the other. I mean, I go shopping when I’m in Europe. I go to that huge store.

John When’s the last time you were in Europe?

Adam 2017.

John Yeah, it’s a while ago.

Adam Yeah, just a bit.

John And I’m not going now.