WD-40
May 3rd, 2007Never known how special this stuff really is. Use it on board of course and the past years I learned that Paul is using it for practically everything on board but yesterday I looked at their website (Dutch).
From the website: What does WD-40 stand for?
WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That’s the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion—a task which is done by displacing water. Norm’s persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
Ant still the formula is secret, their are only 2 persons in the world who know exactly what it is made of.
Original it was used for, what’s in a name, water displacement. Soon it was found out to be very handy with all other means. See a long, long list of possible and proven use on the website.
Did you know this?
What does WD-40 do?
WD-40 fulfills five basic functions:
- CLEANS:Â WD-40 gets under dirt, grime and grease to clean. It also dissolves adhesives, allowing easy removal of labels, tape and excess bonding material.
- DISPLACES MOISTURE:Â Because WD-40 displaces moisture, it quickly dries out electrical systems to eliminate moisture-induced short circuits.
- PENETRATES:Â WD-40 loosens rust-to-metal bonds and frees stuck, frozen or rusted metal parts.
- LUBRICATES:Â WD-40′s lubricating ingredients are widely dispersed and tenaciously held to all moving parts.
- PROTECTS:Â WD-40 protects metal surfaces with corrosion-resistant ingredients to shield against moisture and other corrosive elements.
And I don’t have shares. Honestly.