Does the WD in WD-40 stand for "water displacement"?
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In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry, in a small lab in San Diego, California.
It took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40—which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try—is still in use today.
Yes. The WD does stand for water displacement. The 40 is the number of the formula that finally worked.
You are correct it stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt
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