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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
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    • So. Florida
    • Delta
    #1

    The Secret Ingredient

    What's the "secret ingredient" in WD-40?
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    • Bruce Cohen
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      • May 2003
      • 2698
      • Nanuet, NY, USA.
      • BT3100
      #2
      Chicken Fat, at least that's what my departed (very Jewish) mother used to tell me.

      Bruce
      "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
      Samuel Colt did"

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        • Uncle Cracker
          The Full Monte
          • May 2007
          • 7091
          • Sunshine State
          • BT3000
          #3
          Ever hear the figure of speech "slicker'n owl snot" ?? Case closed...

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            • Mr__Bill
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              • May 2007
              • 2096
              • Tacoma, WA
              • BT3000
              #4
              Originally posted by Uncle Cracker
              Ever hear the figure of speech "slicker'n owl snot" ?? Case closed...
              I thought it was slicker than greased goose sh....




              anonymous

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                • Bruce Cohen
                  Veteran Member
                  • May 2003
                  • 2698
                  • Nanuet, NY, USA.
                  • BT3100
                  #5
                  We used to say "slicker than snot on a doorknob".

                  Not the most classiest thing to say, but then again, if it wasn't for low class, I'd have no class at all.

                  Bruce
                  "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
                  Samuel Colt did"

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                    • eccentrictinkerer
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2007
                      • 669
                      • Minneapolis, MN
                      • BT-3000, 21829
                      #6
                      My old boss said it was just de-odorized kerosene.

                      WD stands for 'water displacement'. It's not really a lubricant. DAMHIKT!
                      You might think I haven't contributed much to the world, but a large number
                      of the warning labels on tools can be traced back to things I've done...

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                        • crokett
                          The Full Monte
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 10627
                          • Mebane, NC, USA.
                          • Ryobi BT3000
                          #7
                          wikipedia page. Says it is a trade secret, but then lists the ingredients from the MSDS.

                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40
                          David

                          The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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                            • BobSch
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 4385
                              • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                              • BT3100
                              #8
                              Advertising?
                              Bob

                              Bad decisions make good stories.

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                                • Pappy
                                  The Full Monte
                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 10453
                                  • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                                  • BT3000 (x2)
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by eccentrictinkerer
                                  My old boss said it was just de-odorized kerosene.

                                  WD stands for 'water displacement'. It's not really a lubricant. DAMHIKT!
                                  And the "40" is from the 40th attempt at the right formula.
                                  Don, aka Pappy,

                                  Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                                  Fools because they have to say something.
                                  Plato

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                                    • cabinetman
                                      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                                      • Jun 2006
                                      • 15216
                                      • So. Florida
                                      • Delta
                                      #10
                                      Don't tell anyone, but my informants revealed it is FISH OIL.
                                      .

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                                        • BobSch
                                          • Aug 2004
                                          • 4385
                                          • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                                          • BT3100
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by cabinetman
                                          Don't tell anyone, but my informants revealed it is FISH OIL.
                                          .
                                          So you take a couple of hits off the can every morning instead of trying to swallow those horse pills?
                                          Bob

                                          Bad decisions make good stories.

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                                            • Uncle Cracker
                                              The Full Monte
                                              • May 2007
                                              • 7091
                                              • Sunshine State
                                              • BT3000
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by cabinetman
                                              Don't tell anyone, but my informants revealed it is FISH OIL.
                                              From Wikipedia: "There is a popular, but incorrect, urban legend that the key ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil. The WD-40 web site states that it is a petroleum based product." Snopes also says no.
                                              Last edited by Uncle Cracker; 02-28-2010, 01:04 PM.

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                                                • cabinetman
                                                  Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                                                  • Jun 2006
                                                  • 15216
                                                  • So. Florida
                                                  • Delta
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Uncle Cracker
                                                  From Wikipedia: "There is a popular, but incorrect, urban legend that the key ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil. The WD-40 web site states that it is a petroleum based product." Snopes also says no.

                                                  It's a plot to keep it a secret.
                                                  .

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                                                    • Joe DeFazio
                                                      Forum Newbie
                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                      • 78
                                                      • Pittsburgh, PA
                                                      • BT3100
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by cabinetman
                                                      What's the "secret ingredient" in WD-40?
                                                      .
                                                      I don't know about a "secret," but here's an article showing the results from a lab analysis:

                                                      http://www.wired.com/science/discove...st_whatsinside

                                                      Joe

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                                                        • natausch
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                                                          • Aug 2009
                                                          • 436
                                                          • Aurora, IL
                                                          • BT3000 - 15A
                                                          #15
                                                          I had always secretly hoped it was baby seal oil, that way someday I could have gotten a job at the factory passing out the clubs or rain slickers.

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