WD-40 News

We love lists. Especially smart lists that help us solve household problems. An e-mail this week from ShopSmart , a publication from the folks at Consumer Reports offered this sneak peek at the January 2010 issue.

I'm pleased that my co-workers regard me as a go-to guy when they need bike knowledge.

Apparently there is a military version of Murphy's Law that states: The moment your husband deploys, anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

A bus driver in Asia faced with the problem of a python coiled around the undercarriage of his vehicle may, on the face of it, have little in common with a Bristol nightclub owner trying to deter customers from snorting cocaine in the lavatories.

Q: How do you remove candles and wax from votive cups? - Helen Palmer Stow A: Just put the cups in the freezer until the wax hardens.

Dear Pat: I am tired of squeaking room and cabinet doors that stick or come open.

2. Try spraying sticky skin, metal or glass with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray before washing.

"Don't mark my paper. Help me get an A." That's the philosophy in a book co-authored by Garry Ridge, the CEO of WD-40 - you know, the product that seems to have many creative uses, including fixing education.

Reader Yvonne Zamanek found a clever new use for the two-way nozzles on new containers of WD-40, the multipurpose spray lubricant.

Bob Parsons has come up with more angles on domain registration than there are uses for WD-40. Less than a decade ago, a domain registration site merely allowed you to search for the availability of a domain name and buy it if it wasn't taken.

Lubricant brand WD-40 has appointed Connect PR to handle its PR through out the UK having won the six-figure the account in a pitch featuring several London agencies.

Back again we go to tips and tricks around the house and more. I hope these items help you in your daily living.

BY JAKE HOLMES, PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK M. HOEY, TOM DREW, AND THE MANUFACTURER October 2009 Pages: 1 WD-40, the all-purpose solvent that helps car geeks unstick rusty bolts in their garages, is partnering with SEMA Cares to build a custom Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS for this yeara s SEMA show .

Words and photos by Fat. Taking off old grips and putting new grips on your bike is about as basic as you can get when it comes to bike maintenance.

I'm all for doctors. To me, there is no more valuable service on this earth than the professional care administered by a qualified practitioner of the medicinal arts.

Last week, my buddy Bird and I went to a local big-box store to pick up a little lumber and hardware, so Bird could tackle a few home-improvement jobs at my house.

Suppose you have a favorite bumper sticker on your car but you need to remove it.

Shares of WD-40 Co. shot up more than $2 in after-hours trading -- almost 7 percent -- after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and earnings and guided higher for the next fiscal year.

But company reports a decline for the full year. WD-40, which markets its namesake lubricant as well as soaps and household cleaning products, reported Oct.

Maker of household products, WD-40 Co. reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst estimates and issued fiscal 2010 guidance above the streeta s view on Wednesday after the closing bell.