I got an email with some fun facts about WD-40. I couldn't miss out on the opportunity to post a picture of the WD-40 logo, so here's some info that may only interest me...* Its real name: Water Displacement #40. (WD 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 40th formulation, thus WD-40.
* The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their Atlas missile parts.
* The workers were so pleased with the product, they began smuggling (also known as "shrinkage" or "stealing") it out to use at home. The executives decided there might be a consumer market for it and put it in aerosol cans. The rest, as they say, is history.
* It is a carefully guarded recipe known only to four people. Only one of them is the "brew master".
* There are about 2.5 million gallons of the stuff manufactured each year.
* It gets its distinctive smell from a fragrance that is added to the brew. Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you.
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It works very well for getting spray paint off of concrete and other surfaces! Also, it helps to ease the pain of gout (if you spray it on the affected area).
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