WD-40 More useful than I thought!

Post by **Heuer** » Tue May 17, 2016 11:45 am

First advert from 1964:

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Tue May 17, 2016 11:48 am

David : I think you have been the victim of a practical joke :D :D : :D

Or are you the perpetrator of one ???

Post by **mgcjag** » Tue May 17, 2016 11:53 am

David...you must be using to much WD 40....you slipping a bit

Post by **Heuer** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:18 pm

Of course it is a faux advert but can you spot the clue that confirms it?

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:58 pm

Apostrophe error ? Or 1.5 inches diameter ? Whatever it is, I love it !

Simon P · Post by **Simon P** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:13 pm

Heuer wrote:can you spot the clue that confirms it?

No dash between the 'WD' and the '40'?

Puts me in mind of.....

:D

Post by **Heuer** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:37 pm

christopher storey wrote:Apostrophe error ? Or 1.5 inches diameter ? Whatever it is, I love it !

Main giveaway is the missing hyphen between WD and 40. According to WD-40 themselves: "WD-40 Company does not believe that the ad that has been making the rounds on the Internet ? and is purported to be an actual ad from the 1960s ? is real. We first saw this document in late October, and have not been able to verify its existence through our internal records. In addition, there are several features of the ad that lead us to believe it is not accurate and has been created more recently. First, the paper in the ad appears old and wrinkled, but the type on the ad does not, which indicates the text is probably something that was added to a digital background. Second, we would have likely used WD-40 with a hyphen, which does not appear in the ad. And third, it is highly unlikely that WD-40 Company would have authorized such an ad, even in the 60s when ad standards were less stringent than they are now." On the other hand WD-40 only employed a dozen people back then which is why they are being less than emphatic in their denial I guess.

SEJohnson95 · Post by **SEJohnson95** » Tue May 17, 2016 9:11 pm

Simon P wrote: Puts me in mind of.....

:D

You beat me to it Simon! Sent it to my best mate from home ages ages who is a mechanical engineering student. He says that's all he's done these past few years

chrisfell · Post by **chrisfell** » Wed May 18, 2016 7:41 am

Despite being quite clearly a gag, I've still printed it out for my collection of curios and funnies. This started several years ago when someone posted on eBay an auction for a bottle of Lucas Wiring Harness Smoke Replacement. It also includes the Aussie "Start Ya Bastard" spray, used recently by our own Neville when he did his public first start of the XJ13 engine.

Simon P · Post by **Simon P** » Wed May 18, 2016 8:33 am

:D

This stuff:

The mere mention of it used to make an old (and now sadly departed) mate of mine roar with laughter whenever we encountered any sort of mechanical issue

:D :D :D

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