This story was originally featured on Field & Stream. If you could take the American spirit—equal parts Daniel Boone, Chuck Yeager, and Elon Musk—and distill it into an aerosol, it would be a blue-and ...

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 ...

Odds are, you already have a can of WD-40 in the pantry or under the sink. If you only use your WD-40 once in a blue moon though, you’re missing out on this super product’s full potential. This ...

The makers of the handy spray lubricant WD-40 proudly list 2,000 uses for their product, from unsticking rusty screws or squeaky bicycle chains to polishing frying pans. But British police have found ...

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know that for the most part, I prefer natural and homemade alternatives when I have the option. But there are rare occasions when I’ll stick to my guns ...

The problem was diabolically simple. Convair was the principal Air Force contractor for the new Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile program and it was coping with an intractable problem: the ...

Who would have guessed that a product developed to prevent rust and displace water for the aerospace industry in 1953 would go on to be one of the most relied-upon products for outdoor enthusiasts?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. WD-40 was developed in the late 1950s by the Rocket Chemical Company as a rust preventative for the aerospace industry. The letters W and D ...

When you hear the name "WD-40," the first thing that comes to mind is probably the company's original, Multi-Use Product. The brand name has become so synonymous with this particular compound that ...

Odds are, you already have a can of WD-40 in the pantry or under the sink. If you only use your WD-40 once in a blue moon though, you’re missing out on this super product’s full potential. This ...