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Re:People who know the formula for WD-40 by brookst on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:49AM (#46779872)
Once you know that WD stands for “water displacer”, everything makes sense. It’s an adequate short term lubricant but its real purpose is to separate water from sensitive materials.
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Re:People who know the formula for WD-40 by 1970-01-01 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @09:12AM (#46780149)
It's first purpose was this. It is now used for such a wide variety of situations that this should be considered its origin story.
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