A 1960s advertisement for WD40

[19-911-65]

[Neilk]

That looks too good to be true... Is that a hoax? too lazy to search

[GH85Carrera]

I posted that a a while back in the random pics thread. I really suspect it is a funny fake. It is well done but I will be really surprised if that is a real ad from "back in the day."

It is a perfect ad for today. It gets it posted to web sites and it is free advertising.

I was too lazy to google it as well.

[winders]

snopes.com: 1964 WD-40 Ad Full of Sexual Innuendo

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by winders

snopes.com: 1964 WD-40 Ad Full of Sexual Innuendo

I was so lazy, I didn't even bother looking at snopes...

[M.D. Holloway]

As far as products go, PB Blaster and Kroil are much better. I actually rusted hundreds of bolts and nuts and tested the releasing ability of these products along with WD-40 and a few others. Each product was sprayed for a specific instance, left to penetrate for X minutes and then a torque wrench was used to establish the ft-kb required to break the rusted nut from the bolt. 50 nut/bolts were used per sample of penetrating release agent. While the results were / still are a matter of corporate research and development, I will say that the WD-40 required 35% more force to break nut then the PB Blaster (which performed the best of commercially available product). Actually the PB Blaster was the best.

[VaSteve]

And PB blaster will eat a styrofoam coffee cup. As if that's a selling feature.

[winders]

WD-40 has its place.....

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

And PB blaster will eat a styrofoam coffee cup. As if that's a selling feature.

Yeah and you have a little puddle of napalm when you are done...

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Now THAT is a selling point! 'scuze me while I go buy me a few cans...

[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

yeah and you have a little puddle of napalm when you are done...

sold!!!

[71scgc]

WD-40 is a moisture displacer, not a lubricant.

Carter

[sammyg2]

I love Kroil.

[ckelly78z]

Originally Posted by 71scgc

WD-40 is a moisture displacer, not a lubricant.

Carter

Yea, we use WD40 as a rust inhibitor, we use PB blaster for lube or Zep.

[craigster59]

And WD-40 sprayed on a worm catches fish like crazy!

[cashflyer]

Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

I actually rusted hundreds of bolts and nuts and tested the releasing ability of these products along with WD-40 and a few others.

Didn't you, or another Pelican, determine that acetone and transmission fluid was just as good as anything commercial?

Originally Posted by craigster59

And WD-40 sprayed on a worm catches fish like crazy!

whaa?