Case Study: WD-40 Specialist Penetrant® w/ EZ REACH® Wins with Turbine Engineering Company

Did you know that more than 10 million passengers worldwide take an airplane flight each and every day?

Gas turbine engines power commercial aircrafts to lift off and safely transport passengers to their destination. But what is a gas turbine engine, in the first place?

Gas turbine engines, also known as jet engines, are the primary source of propulsion for commercial airliners. These engines intake air, compress it, mix it with fuel, ignite the mixture, and then expel the hot exhaust gases at high velocity, creating thrust. This thrust propels the aircraft forward, allowing it to overcome drag and lift off the ground. Commercial airliners typically use turbofan engines, which are a type of gas turbine engine optimized for efficiency and quieter operation. These engines power the aircraft during takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing.

 A leading turbine engineering company has been offering solutions that extend the life of gas turbine engines for more than 70 years. This is a global technology company with engineering expertise to deliver solutions that make a measurable difference for customers. With their industry-leading in-house capabilities and continuous innovation, this engineering team delivers value to aviation, energy, and military clientele all over the world. The company partners with manufacturers, operators, MROs, governments, and militaries to manufacture, repair, and maintain critical turbine components, supporting a range of engine platforms.

The company’s facility, located in Georgia, has a very tough environment with caustic materials that cause equipment to rust quickly. Caustic materials, which are called caustic substances or caustic chemicals, are substances that are capable of burning, corroding, or destroying organic tissue or other materials upon contact. 

With all that heavy metal placed in a caustic environment, it’s easy to see why their team requires the very best performing penetrant and rust prevention spray on the market.

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Their engineering team had been a loyal Kroil_® user for its ability to penetrate the rust that accumulated over short periods of time.

WD-40 Brand presented competitive claims against Kroil as the best rust prevention spray and penetrant.

 Their team agreed to trial WD-40 Specialist Penetrant_® w/ EZ REACH_® alongside Kroil to determine which rust prevention spray was more effective.

Their engineers tested WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH against Kroil over a two-week period. 

At the end of the trial period their team noted:

• WD-40 Brand product penetrated as well or better than Kroil.
• WD-40 Brand product prevented rust from reaccumulating for a longer period.
• WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH Flexible Straw allowed for more precise application and less overspray.

By choosing the rust prevention spray by the WD-40 brand, the estimated cost savings for this company were significant. They experienced an estimated up-front cost savings of $16 per can. This cost savings was determined by the number of cases of rust prevention spray they had been using per month.

This translates into roughly $1,152 in annual savings. Please note, this rust prevention spray savings calculation did not include possible consumption savings.

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As you can see, this nail climb test measures the penetrating ability of a fluid. In this case, a rust prevention spray and penetrant. The rust penetrant that works in the least amount of time wins the nail test. The results show that the rust prevention spray - WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH - works in just 10 minutes, while Kroil takes 15 minutes to act. PB B'laster_® and CRC_® Knock'er Loose_® both have fun brand names, but in the end, they both take 20 minutes to do their job while WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH takes just 10 minutes.

 This test provides clinical proof that WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH is the best penetrant and rust prevention spray when measured against other leading industrial penetrant brands. But let’s take a closer look at another important factor industrial and manufacturing companies measure when choosing the best rust prevention spray.

The graph says that this test is used to measure the level of corrosion protection provided by a test fluid. In this case, we’re measuring the level of protection provided by rust prevention spray. If a picture tells a thousand words, we have a clear rust prevention spray winner. After 24 hours, both Kroil and PB B'laster experienced 95% corrosion while WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH experienced just 38% corrosion in this harsh environment.

 This means that industrial and manufacturing companies will have to purchase more than double the amount of rust prevention spray with the other brands to match the rust prevention spray power of WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH. Under clinical investigation, this proves the case that WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH is the most effective and cost saving choice.

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At the WD-40 company, we know that the workforce of any team is that organization’s most important resource. Therefore, protecting people from the use of rust prevention spray that contains hazardous chemicals is a critical objective of manufacturing and industrial companies.

This is another important factor that helps WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH stand head-and-shoulders above Kroil products. 

Please note the following:

• Kroil products require a CA prop 65 warning for beta-myrcene

• WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH, and all other WD-40 branded products, do NOT require a Prop 65 warning

This means that WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH not only performs better than Kroil products, but Kroil products use chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm. WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH beats the competition in several ways - as a rust prevention spray, effectiveness, and safety.

When your team members shake a can of WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH and spray, you can rest assured knowing that their health and safety will not be compromised.

Choose the best industrial rust prevention spray available for effectiveness, cost savings, and safety by choosing WD-40 Specialist Penetrant w/ EZ REACH.

 WD-40 Specialist_® Penetrant is a fast-acting penetrant with capillary action to penetrate deep into crevices, threads, and seams to break the rust bonds that hold stuck parts together. It is a low odor formula that works on contact to free rusted nuts, bolts, threads, locks, and chains leaving behind a protective layer that prevents rust and corrosion from re-forming. Now the job is even easier with our proprietary 8” flexible straw that bends and keeps its shape, allowing unlimited access to hard-to-reach places.

• Penetrates up to 2x faster than the competition*
• Prevents rust 10x longer than the competition**
• Penetrates rust to free up stuck, frozen, or seized equipment and parts
• Safe to use on metal, rubber and plastic parts
• Ideal for use on nuts, bolts, threads and locks
• 50-state VOC compliant

Learn more about how to get the job done right, with WD-40 Specialist rust prevention spray and other products.

* Test Lab: Fred Cuneo (3rd Party); Nail Climb Test; Test date: 03/2021.

** Test Lab: WD-40 Co. Technical Center (Pine Brook, NJ); ASTM B117; Test date: 02/2021.