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WD40 Bows Fan Site, Misses Blog Opportunity

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WD40, celebrating its 50th year, created an online fan club. Members point out that WD40 has thousands of uses, from keeping pigeons off the terrace (they hate the smell) to keeping toilet bowls clean. Fan club boardmembers include Kevin Meany, a volunteer fire chief, who likes to "spray WD-40 on the hinges of my cooler so I can sneak a beer in the middle of the night." The site even has a downloadable WD40 Spray Game that is a must-try.

Unfortunately the uses aren't searchable, so you can't look up a WD40 cure when you're in need. This site would have been a perfect use for a business blog, making the Fan Club more current and interactive.

Among the 2,000 uses listed by WD40 fans:
- shines vinyl on jukeboxes
- cleans and lubricates automatic poultry feeders
- lubricates gears on paper shredders
- removes rubber cement from clothing
cleans and protects hand cuffs
- shines vinyl sneakers
- cleans gum from shoes
- keeps missle silo doors swinging freely
- keeps mirrors from fogging
- keeps carved pumpkins from caving in when sprayed lightly all over them

And the great one posted on March 2, 2004:
"After months of frustration and trying several products, I eventually discovered that coating the inside of the toilet bowl with WD-40 each week keeps the surface completely clear of all sorts of dirt."
- Alan J. Bacsich, Glasgow, UK..

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