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WD-40's formula is a trade secret. [17] The original copy of the formula was moved to a secure bank vault in San Diego in 2018. [18] To avoid disclosing its composition, the product was not patented in 1953, and the window of opportunity for patenting it has long since closed.
Former WD-40 headquarters in San Diego. The WD-40 Company, originally the Rocket Chemical Company, is an American manufacturer of household and multi-use products, including its signature brand, WD-40, as well as 3-In-One Oil, Lava, Spot Shot, X-14, Carpet Fresh, GT85, 1001, Solvol, 2000 Flushes and No Vac. [2] It is based in San Diego, California.
John Steven Barry (August 31, 1924 – July 3, 2009) was an American business executive who popularized WD-40, a water-displacing spray and solvent that had been created in the 1950s for use in the space program and spread its use in the consumer market.
WD-40 Chairman and CEO Garry Ridge chats with Yahoo Finance about the outlook for his business. WD-40 CEO reveals 3 of the craziest ways his lubricating spray has been used [Video] Skip to main ...
In fiscal year 2024, almost 90% of our revenue and growth came from sales of WD-40 multi-use product and WD-40 Specialist. We see significant growth opportunities for those product lines.
The product changed ownership many times throughout the 20th century and was bought by its current owners, the WD-40 Company, in 1995. The current marketing slogan is "The Tool Kit In A Can," with the logo of the text "3 in" inside a large numeral "1".
The residue left by WD-40 on the keys would be far worse than the "human grease" it is purported to remove. As mentioned earlier in the article, the smell of WD-40 lingers, and contact with the skin is to be avoided. WD-40 should under no circumstances be used to clean a screen.
Lava is a heavy-duty hand cleaner in soap bar form manufactured by the WD-40 Company.Unlike typical soap bars, Lava contains ground pumice, which gave the soap its name.The soap and pumice combination is intended to scour tar, engine grease, paint, dirt, grime, filth, and similar substances from the skin.