WD-40 Lubrication Spray

Everyone must have heard of something called WD40 … no, it’s not a tribute band to the 80’s group UB40, nor is it a new name that this coalitions call the unemployment system. It is in fact possibly one of the most useful little inventions that has graced the world of sticky bolts and squeaky hinges. What is this WD40 I hear you ask?, (or is that just the voices in my head at it again..?). Well, firstly, here’s a bit of one of those facts that may be classed as ‘useless information’, although it may come in handy one day in a pub quiz or something… (This information was found after a quick ... more

I have just returned from a great holiday in Dorset, not far from the Devon border. We were lucky with the weather and spent much of our time on the beach. It was a totally relaxing holiday only slightly marred by the oil washed up onto the beach from the cargo ship Napoli which was beached off Branscombe on the Devon coast in January 2007. Despite my nagging to avoid the tar we still managed to get our trainers, legs, towels and various other items of clothing/ bodily places spotted with oil. Off I went into the local village hardware store for some help. "Do you have anything to…" I started ... more

It has been said that Love is a many-splendoured thing and in my experience, the same can be said of WD40. Yes... In fact... WD40 is a many-splendoured thing and thus by following my rather convoluted logic, it becomes apparent to me that the manufacturers have indeed managed to synthesise Love in a can. No tradesman of note or ardent DIYer should be without a can of WD40 in their toolbox. In fact, I would even go as far as to say that if you hire anyone to do some work around the house for you and wish to ensure they are not a charlatan of some description, you should insist that you are ... more

Having recently had the misfortune of having to remove my car battery to plug it in to an industrial charger for around 48 hours, I found that I was struggling to get the battery out owing to the nuts and bolts that were holding it in. What with my care being some 13 or so years old and this being the original battery, it was somewhat stuck and I too was also somewhat stuck on how to remove it as I couldn't get my car to a garage for them to charge it up - for a start, I couldn't get my breakdown people out as I only have cover for over half a mile away from my house (and I was right outside ... more

A little while ago we had a good tidy out of all the boat lockers and the store cupboard at home and found we had accumulated no less than 4 cans of that magic spray WD 40. Although this might sound a lot, the environment in which we live and work often calls for a quick spray of this multi talented, penetrating oil. I had a look on the web site to find out some more information to add apart from our own experience over 30 years, of using WD to loosen, protect and clean various boaty and other things in our lives. I found lots of info but not what I wanted which is what are it's ingredients ... more