What is the main Ingredient in WD-40 OT, a little

[Charlie Olson]

What is the main ingredient of WD-40 ?

Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40 is? Don't lie and don't cheat. WD-40. Who knew; I had a neighbor who bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason). I went over, woke him up, and told him the bad news. He was very upset and was trying to figure out what to do.... Probably nothing until Monday morning, since nothing was open. Another neighbor came out and told him to get his WD-40 and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm his paint job that was on the truck. I'm impressed! WD-40 who knew? 'Water Displacement #40'. The 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. 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... When you read the 'shower door' part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your stove top ... Viola! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed.

WD-40 uses:

1. Protects silver from tarnishing.

2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.

3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.

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

5.. Keeps flies off cows.

6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.

7. Removes lipstick stains.

8.. Loosens stubborn zippers.

9. Untangles jewelry 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 doors 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. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

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

21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers...

22.. Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.

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. Florida ’s favorite use is: 'cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.'

38. The favorite use in the state of New York , WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.

39. 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 states.

40. Use it for fire ant bites.. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.

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

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

43. If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.

P.S. The basic ingredient is FISH OIL.

[greg g]

Synthetic horse urine??? The fish oil deal is a rumor, it, like most other snake oils is based on stoddard solvent, petroleum distilates, a surfactant or wetting agent and fragrence.

Here is the MSDS

Aliphatic Hydrocarbon

64742-47-8

45-50

Petroleum Base Oil

64742-58-1

64742-53-6

64742-56-9

64742-65-0

<25

LVP Aliphatic Hydrocarbon

64742-47-8

12-18

Carbon Dioxide

124-38-9

2-3

Surfactant

Proprietary

<2

Non-Hazardous Ingredients

Mixture

<10

The Aliphatic Hydrocarbon beig the generic name for Stodard solvent.

[Andydodge]

Greg.........your such a killjoy!...........lol.........I was gunna spray some on my fish & chip dinner as a flavour enhancer..........lol............either way, whatevers in it, it works as a water dispersant......andyd

[BobT-47P15]

I've used it to clean grease and oil from auto parts, as well as several

other things I don't now recall. It made a lock work better on a

household door.

[dezeldoc]

Yep used it on the wife one day when she was just bitchen and a whinen, worked like a charm never heard another word from her the rest of the day, all shinny and smooth!!

[jd52cranbrook]

[louie the fly]

It's great for unsticking your fingers (or eyelids! Don't ask) when you've got super glue on them. I've used it to shiny up the black plastic exterior trim on my wagon, and it makes a great flame thrower for toasting big black spiders in the garage.

Louie

[jd52cranbrook]

I know a few people who won't use it. Claims there's some water in it, and after a period of time it will cause rust.

[1just4don]

much better than starter fluid for starting those stubborn wont run motors on lawn mowers,snow blowers, and weed eaters. It will start one quicker than gas,,if it only runs while your spraying it you have a carb problem. Doesnt lock up or overload like ether does,,,it actually lubes things inside but not a permanent fix. Even works on flat headed mopars I heard.

Lots of times you get them running on wd-40 it will then run on gas unless its all out of whack. if it wont I had some luck blowing out all carb passages with air compressor and trying again.

[bobjob55]

and its flammable too ... helps to start diesel motors instead of starting fluid ..

[Brad Lustig]

About the only thing I use the stuff for besides "displacing water" is to remove the leftover goo from tape or labels. I do really like the new can design with the flip up straw. I wish they'd sell the rights to that idea to other sprays.

[Big_John]

WD-40 will displace water, but IMHO, that and removing sticker residue is about all its good for. Its touted as a lubricant, but once the carrier evaporates the sticky paraffin like residue that is left gums everything up.

Do not use it on guns, fishing reels and please... please... don't use it on your precision measuring instruments.

[Eneto-55]

As far as getting sticker residue off, another product that works really well is Goo-Gone - I've never seen anything like it. (I don't really like the smell, and it leaves a residue of its own, but it does get some pretty stubborn stuff off, and soap & water scrubbing gets its residue off.)