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Title: penetrating oils
Post by: Alp on April 23, 2010, 06:41:45 PM

found this posted on a website:

For all of you that are mechanically inclined.....
Penetrating Oils Compared
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break
out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They arranged a subjective
test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque
required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.
Penetrating oil ..... Average load
None ..................... 516 pounds
WD-40 .................. 238 pounds
PB Blaster ..............214 pounds
Liquid Wrench ...... 127 pounds
Kano Kroil ............ 106 pounds
ATF-Acetone mix... 53 pounds
The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic
transmission fluid and acetone.
Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this
one particular test. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and all now
use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as
good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.

Title: Re: penetrating oils
Post by: blarneyman on April 23, 2010, 10:55:15 PM

I have always been a fan of Kroil. Didn't know it topped the chart for off the shelf products. PDT_Armataz_01_37

Title: Re: penetrating oils
Post by: pete-stevers on April 24, 2010, 08:19:13 PM

i use Movit
i like it
and i do the dance each time i
use...it
 you've got to movit movit...

Title: Re: penetrating oils
Post by: silas on April 25, 2010, 11:24:02 PM

i performed my own tests on removing a stuck nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment and it went something like this...

beer
torch
hammer
bigger f@$kin hammer
more beer
torch
curse words
bore meer
torch words
curse hammer
mmmmbeer
urinate on "scientifically rusted" environment
sleep

 :D