WD-40’s original name was Water Displacement #40. This product began from a search for a 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. The name comes from the project to find a "water displacement" compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Corvair 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. (The basic ingredient is fish oil.)
Here are some other uses you might find useful:
1. Protects silver from tarnishing.
2. Removes lipstick stains.
3. Removes road tar and grime from cars.
4. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.
5. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
6. Removes all traces of duct tape.
7. The favorite use in the state of New York: WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.
2 comments:
Did you know that this was one of ur earliest posts? And ur first list of other uses was WAYYY longer :) haha - Chelsea
I didn't know that about bug guts from cars and removing duct tape...I'll have to mention it to Mark. :)
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