Fun facts about WD-40 lubricant.

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  • A bus driver in Asia used WD-40® to remove a python, which had coiled itself around the undercarriage of his bus.
  • Police officers used WD-40® to remove a naked burglar trapped in an air conditioning vent.
  • Crayola® Stain Removal Tips recommends using WD-40® to remove (regular) crayon marks from a variety of surfaces.
  • The WD-40® Book, featuring many user testimonials and the wacky humor of Jim & Tim, The Duct Tape GuysTM, was published in 1997. The familiar blue and yellow can has been featured in other books ranging from The Big Damn Book of Sheer Manliness (General Publishing 1997) Polish Your Furniture With Pantyhose (Hyperion 1995) to WD-40® for the Soul: A Guide To Mending Everything
  • Leslie Nielsen portrayed agent Dick Steele (a.k.a., Agent WD-40®) in the 1996 movie Spy Hard
  • As The Duct Tape Guys say, “You only need two tools in life, Duct Tape® and WD-40®. If it’s not stuck and it’s supposed to be, Duct Tape it. If it’s stuck and it’s not supposed to be, WD-40® it.”
  • It works good for removing paint stained hands and of course for squeaky doors.
  • Some fishermen claim that they spray it on their fish hooks, they catch more fish.


 

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If your occupation is Auto Mechanic, your Tax form to file is 10 WD-40.🔧
 

46 Amazing Uses for WD-40

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Spray on fishing lures​

Salmon fishermen in the Pacific Northwest spray their lures with WD-40 because it attracts fish and disguises the human odor that can scare them off and keep them from biting. You can increase the catch on your next fishing trip by bringing a can of WD-40 along with you and spraying it on your lures or live bait before you cast. But first check local regulations to make sure the use of chemical-laced lures and bait is legal in your state.


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Revive spark plugs​

Can’t get your car to start on a rainy or humid day? To get your engine purring, just spray some WD-40 on the spark-plug wires before you try starting it up again. One of the WD-40 uses is that it displaces water and keeps moisture away from the plugs.

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FASCINATING FACTS YOU NEVER LEARNED IN SCHOOL

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"In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry. Working in a small lab in San Diego, California, it took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40® Multi-Use Product -which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try — is still in use today".

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My former and long deceased mechanic put it on a bad knee and claimed it helped ease the pain.
 

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