WD-40

Terry Casey · 2010-11-01T14:31:05+00:00

My wife passed this on to me and suggested I keep it for reference.I got suspicious when I found there was no reference to using it on angle grinders, so I thought I'd throw it throw it open to the experts on here.Any comments, folks?==================================================================I had a neighbour who had bought a new van. I got up very early oneSunday morning and saw that some vandal had spray painted red all aroundthe sides of this white van. I went over and told him the bad news. Hewas very upset and was trying to work out what to do, probably nothinguntil Monday morning, since nothing was open.Another neighbour came out and told him to get some WD-40 and clean itoff. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm the paintthat was on the van. I'm impressed!WD-40 - how did someone work out it would do that?'Water Displacement No.40' The product began from a search for rustpreventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 wascreated in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket ChemicalCompany. Its name comes from the project that was to find a 'waterdisplacement' compound. They were successful with the fortiethformulation, 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-40that would hurt you. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned thatspotty shower screen. If your's is plastic, it works just as well as onglass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your cooker top .... Kazamm! It'snow 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 jewelry chains.10. Removes stains from...

WD-40

Nov 01, 2010 22 Replies

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newshound 15 years ago

Yep, know exactly what you mean.

Just can't remember its name

(or my name, for that matter)

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Tabby 15 years ago

Spray bottle eh... you are extravagant

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Grimly Curmudgeon 15 years ago

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Tabby saying something like:

Sheer luxury. It annoyed me seeing the number of them being chucked out by the SO. Some of them are pretty good quality, some s*it.

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