SAN DIEGO - July 25, 2017 - To meet the needs of trade professionals working in highly-regulated environments who must quickly and safely clean and degrease their work sites, tools, equipment and machinery, WD-40 Company is adding non-aerosol Industrial-Strength Cleaner & Degreaser products to its WD-40_® Specialist_® line.

WD-40 Specialist Industrial-Strength Cleaner & Degreaser is low-odor and cleans so well that it outperforms other leading brand degreasers*. The water-based formula is safe to use on multiple surfaces, including sensitive metals like copper, aluminum and chrome. Containing unique bio-solvent technology, the biodegradable, non-aerosol spray is also U.S. EPA Safer Choice* Certified, which means it is safer for workers and the environment.

"Automotive, construction, and maintenance, repair and operations professionals want a degreaser that can effectively and safely help them get their jobs done," said Tim Lesmeister, vice president of marketing at WD-40 Company. "The WD-40 Specialist Industrial-Strength Cleaner & Degreaser products can be used in any work environment, and on any greasy job."

WD-40 Specialist Industrial-Strength Cleaner & Degreaser comes in a variety of sizes with custom packaging designed to make work faster and easier. The formats include:

• 24-OUNCE REFILLABLE TRIGGER - THE EASY, REFILLABLE PORT IS CONVENIENT FOR HEAVY USERS.
• 32-OUNCE NON-REFILLABLE TRIGGER - THE LARGER BOTTLE FEATURES A DURABLE, SHATTER-RESISTANT TRIGGER. IT'S PERFECT FOR JOB SITES WHERE MAINTAINING PRODUCT ACCURACY IN THE BOTTLE IS IMPORTANT OR REGULATED.
• GALLON CONTAINER - WITH A WIDE COMFORT-GRIP HANDLE, IT TACKLES LARGER JOBS AND CAN BE USED TO EASILY REFILL THE 24-OUNCE REFILLABLE TRIGGER.
• FIVE-GALLON CONTAINER WITH SPIGOT - ITS EASY-POUR SPIGOT AND EASY-STACK CANISTER DESIGN IS IDEAL FOR CLEANING FLOORS AND OTHER LARGE AREAS.
• 55-GALLON DRUM - THE LIGHTER-WEIGHT, YET DURABLE PLASTIC DRUM IS MADE FOR COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

Other WD-40 Specialist degreaser products currently on the market include the aerosol Industrial-Strength Degreaser, the only degreaser with a permanently-attached Smart Straw that Sprays2Ways_®, and aerosol Machine & Engine Degreaser formulated with deep, penetrating foam action for degreasing engines, equipment and larger machines.

WD-40 Specialist non-aerosol Industrial-Strength Cleaner & Degreaser is available now at Lowe's, Walmart, Grainger and Fastenal. To learn more, visit www.WD40.com/products.

*Based on independent lab cleaning test scores.

*EPA/Safer Choice recognition does not constitute endorsement of this product. The Safer Choice label signifies that the product’s formula, as WD-40 has represented it to the EPA, contains ingredients with more positive human health and environmental characteristics than conventional products of the same type. EPA/Safer Choice relies solely on WD-40, its integrity and good faith, for information on the product’s composition, ingredients and attributes. EPA/Safer Choice has not independently identified, that is, via chemical analysis, the ingredients in the product formula, nor evaluated any of WD-40 non-ingredient claims. EPA/Safer Choice provides its evaluation only as to the product’s human health and environmental characteristics, as specified in the Safer Choice Standard and based on currently available information and scientific understanding.