https://repairchallenge.wd40.com.au/The WD-40 Repair Challenge encourages people to repair items, tools and equipment. Repairing allows us to increase the longevity of these pieces, encourages preservation of craftsmanship, good maintenance practices and knowledge of the skills.
Calling all DIY enthusiasts and working professionals in automotive, industrial, farming, manufacturing, or other industries! Share your restoration or DIY journeys of bringing new life to old items.
From 16th May 2025 – 31st July 2025, participants can submit photos and videos of repair projects for a chance to win. The entries will be judged based on the quality of the submissions and must clearly show the use and application of your can of WD-40, for your project. For example, show us when and where exactly you applied WD-40 in the steps you took to complete your project.
The winners will be awarded a major prize of $5,000 and minor prizes of limited edition WD-40 x TRADIE branded merch.
WD-40 REPAIR CHALLENGE 2025
General
1. Information on how to enter and prize details form part of these terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions), however, to the extent that there is any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other published material, these Terms and Conditions will prevail. By submitting an entry into the Promotion, the entrant warrants that they have read, understood and accepted these Terms and Conditions. By participating in the Promotion, each participant fully and unconditionally agrees and acknowledges that these Terms and Conditions are binding.
2. The promoter of the Promotion is WD-40 Company (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 97 003 334 549 of Level 2, 41 Rawson Street, Epping, New South Wales 2121 (Promoter). The Promoter and its related bodies corporate (as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) will be known as "WD-40 Company (Australia)". To contact the Promoter, please email
marketingau@wd40.com.
Prizes
3. There is one Major Prize and 100 Minor Prizes to be won, with a total prize pool value of AUD$11,998 (approximately NZD$13,037.16 as at 15 March 2025):
o 1 x Visa gift card valued at AUD$5,000 (if won in Australia) or NZD$5,000 (if won in New Zealand) (Major Prize); and
o 100 WD-40 x TRADIE trunks (only male available) or socks valued at between AUD $19.99 and AUD $49.99 each (Minor Prizes).
Key Dates
4. Key dates and times for the Promotion and judging dates are as follows:
Promotional Period
Promotional Period Key Dates
Date
Time
Promotion Opens
16 May 2025
00:00 AEST
Promotion Closes
31 July 2025
23:59 AEST
Judging Date – Major Prize
15 August 2025
15:00 AEST
Judging Date – Minor Prizes
15 August 2025
15:00 AEST
Notification Date – Major Prize
22 August 2025
10:00 AEST
Notification Date – Minor Prizes
22 August 2025
10:00 AEST
Final Notification Date
29 August 2025
15:00 AEST
Unclaimed Major Prize – Runner-up Selection Date
8 September 2025
16:00 AEST
Eligibility
5. Entry is open to Australian and New Zealand residents only who:
(a) are at least 18 years of age; and
(b) have a valid email address and phone number.
(Eligible Entrants).
6. The following people are ineligible to enter and are not Eligible Entrants:
· The directors, management and employees (and their immediate families) of WD-40 Company (Australia), its related entities, printers, suppliers, providers and agencies who are directly associated with the conduct of this Promotion. Immediate family means any of the following: partner, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent or sibling.
How to Enter
7. To enter this Promotion to win a Major Prize, an Eligible Entrant must, within the period commencing on the date the Promotion Opens and ending on the date the Promotion Closes (as set out in item 4) (Promotional Period):
(a) Register their full name, phone number, email and postcode on the Australian website
www.repairchallenge.wd40.com.au.
(b) Submit a project demonstrating how they repair with WD-40 Brand products on the Australian website
www.repairchallenge.wd40.com.au(c) Meet the video/image upload requirements as outlined in the entry page on the Australian website
www.repairchallenge.wd40.com.au8. To be eligible to win a Minor Prize, the Eligible Entrant must:
(a) have submitted a valid entry for a Major Prize as described in item 7 (Repair Challenge Entry).
(b) have a public Instagram or TikTok account and;
(c) share the Repair Challenge Entry project on Instagram or TikTok and tag @wd40anz, add the hashtag #WD40ANZRC2025 within the Promotion Period. The shared Repair Challenge Entry project must comply with all terms and guidelines that apply to the relevant social media platform.
9. Each Eligible Entrant may submit multiple entries within the Promotional Period but may only win one prize.
10. An entry is deemed to be received at the time of its receipt by the Promoter and not at the time of transmission by the entrant. Entries received will be considered final by the Promoter. Incomplete, inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, ineligible or incomprehensible entries may result in an entry being deemed invalid. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries. Contact details entered incorrectly by an Eligible Entrant may result in an entry being deemed invalid.
11. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity) and disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, is not an Eligible Entrant or who tampers with the entry process.
12. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Judging and prizes
13. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determination of the winners.
14. Each eligible entry by an Eligible Entrant will be judged individually by a panel of judges selected by the Promoter. Criteria used by the judges include:
Judging Criteria
Details
Weighting
Content
· Contains WD-40 Brand products applied to problem area.
· Delivers the message of repairing and/or fixing a problem.
· Background of the video/image should not include a competitor(s) brand.
65
Originality
· Video/image produced must be authentic and original work created by participant.
20
Quality & Clarity
· Must meet the technical requirements of the video/image submission.
15
TOTAL
100
Bonus Points
Submission includes the use of multiple WD-40 Brand products.
10
TOTAL
110
15. The eligible entry judged the best by the judges will win the Major Prize.
16. Eligible entries that have been shared on Instagram or Tik Tok in accordance with item 8 that are judged by the judges to be one of the 100 best entries will each win a Minor Prize. If less than 100 eligible entries have been shared, all entries that are eligible for a Minor Prize will win. Each Eligible Entrant can only win one Minor Prize.
17. The Promoter’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
18. The winner(s) will be notified on Notification Dates in accordance with Notification and Judging Dates (as set out in item 4) by email. The first name of the Major and Minor Prize winners will be published on the WD-40 Company (Australia) Repair Challenge webpage
www.repairchallenge.wd40.com.au.
19. WD-40 Company (Australia) will notify the winners on how prizes can be delivered. The relevant winner’s contact details may be provided to third parties supporting prize distribution.
20. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variation in the prize value for the TRADIE trunks or socks. The prizes are not exchangeable or redeemable for cash. A prize must be taken as offered and cannot be varied. If any prize item is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute a different prize item of equal or greater value.
21. Gift cards may have an expiry date and the Promoter takes no responsibility for any unused portion of gift cards that have expired or any gift cards which are lost or stolen. Terms and conditions for the use of gift cards may also apply and your use of the gift cards will be in accordance with those terms and conditions.
22. If for any reason whatsoever a winner is not eligible to accept their prize, then the prize will be forfeited by that winner and neither cash nor any other prize will be awarded in lieu. If the winner does not claim their prize within 2 weeks of notification, they will forfeit the prize and the Promoter's judge(s) will select another entry. This process will continue either until the particular prize is claimed or valid entries are exhausted, whichever occurs first.
23. The Promoter will take all reasonable steps to contact the winners by the Final Notification Date set out in item 4. If the Promoter has been unable to contact or receive a reply from any winner by the Final Notification Date that winner will forfeit the prize and the Promoter's judge(s) will select another entry. This process will continue either until the prize is claimed or valid entries are exhausted, whichever occurs first.
24. All costs not expressly stated, but which may be incurred in acceptance and use of a prize, are the responsibility of the winner.
25. If this Promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law to disqualify any entrant or modify, suspend, terminate, or cancel the Promotion, as appropriate.
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