Wd40

[vornwend 0]

What an amazing product!!

 

'Water Displacement No.40' The product began from a search for rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a 'water displacement' compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Convair Company bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts.

 

Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower screen. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as on glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your cooker top .... Kazamm! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed.

 

Here are some other uses:

 

1. Protects silver from tarnishing.

2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.

3. Cleans and lubricates guitar 20 strings.

4. Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.

5. Keeps flies off cows.

6. Restores and cleans blackboards.

7. Removes lipstick stains.

8. Loosens stubborn zips.

9. Untangles jewellery chains.

10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.

11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.

12. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.

13. Removes tomato stains from clothing.

14. Keeps glass shower screens free of water spots.

15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.

16. Keeps scissors working smoothly.

17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.

18. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.

19. Dead insects will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

20. Gives a children's playground gym slide a 20 shine for a super fast slide.

21. WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.

22. Also, if you've discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone!

23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.

24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.

25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.

26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.

27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.

28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.

29. Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.

30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.

31. Removes splattered grease on stove.

32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.

33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.

34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).

35. Removes all traces of duct tape.

36. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.

37. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, it's a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose.

Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some counties.

38. Use it for gnat bites. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.

And for some reason...........spray it on your arthritic knee joints etc and it will ease them.

 

P. S. The basic ingredient is FISH OIL

 

They also have a website that lists over 2000 other uses!

[Critical_Mass 10]

thanks for the post Vornwend! I enjoyed that.

 

I never knew WD40 stood for water desplacement no. 40... so whats the 40 stand for... 40 listed uses (plus more), or product no. 40?

 

Smells gorgeous too!

[dragon green 5]

Makes a good hand held flame thrower !

[quicky1980 0]

he's already explained

They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40.

 

interesting bit of info bud!

[vornwend 0]

Glad they got it right so soon cos I don't think WD 631 would have caught on :smug:

[Storm Guy 0]

Very interesting and informative - must say. Thanks

[robo22sri 10]

Its also great for getting for gettion oil and crap of your hands when working on cars :)

[Kevin Bacon 5]

It's awesome. Over the winter months I basically just soak the entire the engine and bay with it every week. Stops that nasty white furry corrosion forming on the bare ally parts and keeps the gear shift mechanism slick.

 

I also use it to clean my oil hands after a job!

[guildmage 11]

5. Keeps flies off cows.

hehe that it some unique use for the product.

[mikkijayne 0]

Fish oil is an urban legend - its actually based on light mineral oil plus a bunch of other stuff.

 

Oh, and...

 

 

:D

[VR6 0]

I also use it to clean my hands after a job!

 

Would bog roll not be cheaper? :scratch:

[job705 10]

enjoyable reading

[guildmage 11]

It's amazing how technology moved on, yet duct tape and wd40 withstand the test of time and are in probably 99% of all tool boxes :)

[V-Dubstar 0]

Lol @ the flowchart!! Agreed WD40 is an amazing product, smells gert lush too. Would it harm my skin if I decided to use it as a Cologne? :D

[VR6Pete 0]

Great read :) learn something new every day!

 

theres no a week that goes by where I'm not reaching for my can of WD-40 owning a corrado :)

[Tigerfish 10]

Would bog roll not be cheaper? :scratch:

 

lol

[Critical_Mass 10]

Lol @ the flowchart!! Agreed WD40 is an amazing product, smells gert lush too. Would it harm my skin if I decided to use it as a Cologne? :D

 

I would imagine the only attention you will get from wearing it as cologne is from butch mechanics :lol:

[davidwort 0]

http://fanclub.wd40.com

[V-Dubstar 0]

I would imagine the only attention you will get from wearing it as cologne is from butch mechanics :lol:

 

Maybe not then :lol:

[craigowl 0]

Thanks for that!

Legendary product. Folks my age knew what WD40 stood for and its place in space age technology.

Only thing I found - as hay fever sufferer - was that the nice smell some of you guys speak of, aggravated my beak, it seemed to give the pollens extra power! Maybe someone else can relate to that, seeing as allergies have escalated by hundreds of percent since I first had WD-40 in 1972.

Nice to read - above - that it allegedly contains nothing harmful. I was never sure and always avoided getting it onto my skin in case it was absorbed and gave you liver cancer or summat - like that carbon tet solvent we knew until the 60s, which apparently killed a number of cleaning ladies!

I used cans of it under, in the wheel arches, etc, etc, of our new Opel Manta! Even today that niff reminds me of my introduction to the stuff and that car.

Today, I still have about 3 cans in the house and garage, but I like the silicon products a bit more for some things.

[Portent 0]

Who the hell tried putting it on cows to find that out? I see they haven't listed bulls but I guess a ****ed off bull could be slightly more dangerous :grin:

[vornwend 0]

The web site also lists its useful for getting Boa Constrictors out of engine bays :scratch:

 

If only all life was as simple as that flow chart!

[nrc 0]

7. Removes lipstick stains.

8. Loosens stubborn zips.

9. Untangles jewellery chains.

 

WD40: The adulterer's friend!

[craigowl 0]

It can't get stones out of horses' hooves IIRC.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

WD40: The adulterer's friend!

 

And a terrorist's

 

. Cleans magazines for an AK-47