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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought that WD-40 was a purposeful development process. It was the 40th formulation that made it to market.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay, accidental may be a bit of a stretch. But it wasn’t intended to be used the way we use it today (and the fact that it took them 40 attempts to get it right). 😅

https://health.arychase.com/the-mystery-behind-the-blue-and-yellow-can-the-story-of-wd-40/

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Again I could be wrong but I thought that the WD stood for water dispersant which was the original application ( and still very good for that). The all purpose lubricant is not actually a great use for it. Spray silicone like Jig-a-loo is much better.