WD-40 Thousands of Uses!

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Ok so before I give you all the cool uses of WD-40 here is a little history lesson.

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, 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_®—which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try—is still in use today.

 

Convair, an aerospace contractor, first used WD-40 to protect the outer skin of the Atlas Missile from rust and corrosion. The product actually worked so well that several employees snuck some WD-40 cans out of the plant to use at home.

A few years following WD-40's first industrial use, Rocket Chemical Company founder Norm Larsen experimented with putting WD-40 into aerosol cans, reasoning that consumers might find a use for the product at home as some of the employees had. The product made its first appearance on store shelves in San Diego in 1958.

 

In 1960 the company nearly doubled in size, growing to seven people, who sold an average of 45 cases per day from the trunk of their cars to hardware and sporting goods stores in the San Diego area.

 

In 1961 the first full truckload order for WD-40 was filled when employees came in on a Saturday to produce additional concentrate to meet the disaster needs of the victims of Hurricane Carla along the U.S. Gulf coast. WD-40 was used to recondition flood and rain damaged vehicles and equipment.

Ok so here are a bunch of uses you never thought of!

• Removes coffee stains from floor tiles (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes marks from floors left by chair feet (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes adhesive price tags from shoe bottoms
• Cleans black streaks from hardwood floors (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes paint from tile flooring (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes crayon from carpet (be sure to test WD-40 on low visibility area of carpet before using)Removes crayon from inside clothes dryers (make sure to unplug dryer first)
• Removes crayon from walls, wallpaper, compressed wood furniture, plastic, shoes, toys, chalk boards
• Removes mascara from tile floors and mirrors (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes sticker residue from clothes (be sure to test WD-40 on low-visibility area of garment before using)
• Removes permanent ink from most items
• Removes grime from grout on bathroom floors (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Removes nail polish from hardwood floors (be sure to wipe floor clean after using WD-40)
• Cleans piano keys
• Frees stuck LEGO® blocks
• Removes stubborn temporary tattoos
• Loosens stubborn zippers
• Untangle Jewelry Chains
• Removes stains from stainless steel sinks
• removes tomato stains from clothing
• Gives a kids playground slide a shine for a super fast slide
• Removes splattered grease on a stove
• Lubricates screws in Christmas tree holders
• Removes ink from blue jeans
• Keeps sewing needles from rusting
• Removes glue from carpet
• Removes rubber cement
• Removes glue from paneling
• Removes ink from hands
• Gets glue stains out of jeans
•  Keeps clay from sticking to molds during crafting
• Removes play-dough from hair
• Keeps trigger on glue gun from sticking
• Spray on glass bottles before drilling holes (to make lamps)
• Spray on poster board and let dry to provides interesting texture/base for art
• Lubricates straight pins for easier sewing of heavy fabrics
• Removes gum from floor boards and floor mats in your car
• Removes oil from hands
• Removes tar from hands
• Use the No-Mess Pen to get Christmas tree sap off ornaments
• Helps remove ketchup stains from carpet
• Cleans the grease off your stainless steel stove (I did this and it was amazing)

Ok so here is my favorite though and I am just wondering who the hell thought to try this and find out it works?

• Keeps flies off cows
• Keeps pigeons off the balcony they hate the smell (and who likes it is my question)
• 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.
• 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.”

OK so please share any uses you have for WD-40 not listed here! I would love to hear your comments.