Some of the many uses that consumers have found for WD-40’s original formula are wilder than others. Consumers have so far put the WD-40 multi-use product, whose origins date back roughly 70 years, to ...

If you're a DIY enthusiast, chances are, you've got a can of WD-40 in your home maintenance kit. After all, this product (originally a water-replacement product invented in the 1950s) has evolved into ...

Did you know WD-40 was created as a nuclear missile lubricant during the Cold War era? Its name is an abbreviation for "water displacement, 40th attempt." Today the most common use for WD-40 is to ...

In 35-plus years of working on vehicles, I have come to wish I had bought stock in the WD-40 Company, the corporate entity behind the product of the same name. The WD stands for "water displacement," ...

A handyman should never be without a can of WD-40, just for its lubricating properties and ability to loosen rusted parts. But there's a whole other way to use it that you might not know about yet.

WD-40 Multi-Use Product keeps the water and the corrosion at bay, but this all-purpose tool is much more than that. The problem was diabolically simple. Convair was the principal Air Force contractor ...