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The WD-40 brand of spray lubricant (we cover the origins of its name in another article) is one of those ubiquitous products that is both found in a large percentage of households and put to a wide variety of uses (not all of them recommended by the manufacturer). Example: The above-quoted list seeks to enlighten consumers about a number of unusual uses for WD-40 lubricating spray they might not have considered. As we explain in our article about a similar list of tips about Bounce brand fabric softener sheets, classifying as True or False e-mails that enumerate the many uses to which a particular household product can supposedly be put is always problematic, for a couple of reasons: We queried the manufacturer of WD-40 about this e-mail to see if they could provide any enlightenment, and their customer service department responded by offering a modified list from which they removed the tips we do not recommend. The manufacturer-recommended uses for WD-40 spray that remained after their emendations were as follows: Of course, this doesn't mean WD-40 won't necessarily work (more or less effectively) for the other purposes originally listed, just that the manufacturer doesn't recommend them. We welcome comments from readers detailing the results obtained from trying some of these alternative uses for WD-40 spray. As for the claim the basic ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil, it's a common rumor and one that is easily propagated (because cans of WD-40 spray include no ingredients list), but a glance at the composition information included in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for WD-40 aerosol indicates the product is primarily petroleum-based, with the main ingredient being solvent naptha, petroleum, medium aliphatic (also known as Stoddard Solvent):
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