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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1135377, member: 16269&quot;]I don&#039;t know....from wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;WD-40&#039;s formula is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret" rel="nofollow">trade secret</a>. The product is not patented to avoid completely disclosing its ingredients.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-barrynytobit-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-barrynytobit-1" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> WD-40&#039;s main ingredients, according to U.S. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Safety_Data_Sheet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Safety_Data_Sheet" rel="nofollow">Material Safety Data Sheet</a> information, are:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul> <li>50%: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard_solvent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard_solvent" rel="nofollow">Stoddard solvent</a> (i.e., <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_spirits" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_spirits" rel="nofollow">mineral spirits</a> – primarily <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexane" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexane" rel="nofollow">hexane</a>, somewhat similar to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene" rel="nofollow">kerosene</a>)</li> <li>25%: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas" rel="nofollow">Liquefied petroleum gas</a> (presumably as a propellant; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" rel="nofollow">carbon dioxide</a> is now used instead to reduce WD-40&#039;s considerable flammability)</li> <li>15+%: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil" rel="nofollow">Mineral oil</a> (light lubricating oil)</li> <li>10-%: Inert ingredients&quot;</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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