WD-40 Company wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2006.

If you're beginning the New Year with a pledge to exercise more or get in better shape, WD-40 can help keep workout equipment in good working order.

Use WD-40 to:

• Ease installation of rubber hand grips on home-exercise equipment
• Lubricate gears on exercise bikes
• Lubricate rollers on rowing machines
• Loosen screws on bicycle seats
• Lubricate weight-machine pulleys
• Stop squeaks on moving parts of weight-station equipment

"WD-40 saved the day for me! We were returning from a vacation and had to turn around and fly out for another trip. We had our luggage and other items locked in a small trailer. The weather dropped into the teens and when we got home, our lock for the trailer was frozen and would not budge.

I had no one to help me and no tool to break the lock. Then I remembered WD-40! I sprayed the lock, waited a few seconds and tried the key. The lock moved but didn't unlock. I tried again, spraying the lock again while holding it so the WD-40 would "settle" into the lock. I waited another few seconds and TA-DA! My key turned in the lock. I was able to retrieve my luggage and make it on my next trip without incident! Hurray for WD-40! Thanks!"

Skiing, snowboarding, sledding and ice fishing are all popular winter pastimes. Before hitting the slopes, be sure snow gear is working as well as it was before you stowed it last year.  WD-40 helps keep outdoor equipment well maintained all season long.  Try WD-40 to:

• Clean and protect metal buckles on snow gear
• Keep top line guides from freezing when ice fishing
• Unfreeze snowshoe zippers
• Keep ice skate blades from rusting
• Penetrate rusted parts on snowmobile tie-down bars
• Stop squeaks on ski boots
• Lubricate sleds and runners on toboggans