^ It does actually contain a "special blend" of lubricants, according to their website.
http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/myths-legends-fun-facts 'Tween duct tape and WD-40 I have saved an estimated 5,236.273 +/- 0.034 man-hours of fiddlin' and diddlin' time on casual "repairs." Silcone-based sealants run a close third, 1,274.215 +/- 6.281 man-hours.
Truth. Truth, I tells ya.
My 'sperience, anyhow.
I am told, but never tried it, that it works good on dry flies, (A) 'cause it supposedly attracts fish; (B) 'cause it supposedly keeps the dry fly dry. Can't testify to that, though. And their website seems to actively discourage this, presumably because of pollution problems.
Terry, 230RN