Myth: WD-40 contains fish oil.

Fact: Consumers have told us over the years that they have caught some of the biggest fish ever after protecting their fish hooks and lures with WD-40. We believe this legend came from folks assuming that the product must contain fish oil since it appears to attract fish. Sorry, it just ain’t so.

The WD-40 Company has taken steps to respect and conserve the environment, and encourages its users to do the same. While WD-40 can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using WD-40 to attract fish.

Here's a handy dandy hint for you, Donny...Crayola recommends using WD-40 to remove (regular) crayon marks from a variety of surfaces.

And remember, “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.”

Ian

I once "lubricated" a camera tripod with a silicone spray (I don't remember the brand). The silicone certainly lubricated the tripod, but one of the other ingredients in the spray welded the plastic parts firmly together. I was only able to free the stuck parts by spraying it with more silicone spray and then working the parts apart after the solvent (or whatever it was) dissolved the bond it had created with the first spray.

Moral of the story: be careful what you spray on plastics.

Dan

My former mechanic used WD-40 to fix the squeak in my car.

May he rust in peace!!!

It's good for tight nuts and rusty tools too.



Jerryghr

I just bought a can of WD40 specialist White Lithium Grease works great on my R&R cart ball bearings..

http://wd40specialist.com/products/white-lithium-grease/

It also works as well as anything on scratchy volume and tone control pots.