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11-20-2012, 11:31 AM | #1 |
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Penetrating Oils
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Penetrating Oils Machinist's Workshop Mag recently published some information on various penetrating oils. The magazine reports they tested penetrates for break out torque on rusted nuts. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrates with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment. *Penetrating oils ........... Average torque load to loosen* No Oil used ................... 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 is a " mix-your-own-brew" -- 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. As noted many times in FordBarn threads! Note this "home brew" released bolts better than any commercial product in this one particular test. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and they all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is almost as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price. Steve from Godwin-Singer says that ATF-Acetone mix is best, but you can also use ATF and lacquer thinner in a 50-50 mix. *ATF=Automatic Transmission Fluid Last edited by Steve Staysko; 11-20-2012 at 05:56 PM. |
11-20-2012, 12:50 PM | #2 |
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Re: Penetrating Oils
Great information! I've filed it away for future reference.
Could you post the link to the report?
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11-20-2012, 12:52 PM | #3 |
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Re: Penetrating Oils
I just made a copy of this to show others of this information. We need all the help we can get with those rusty nuts.
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11-20-2012, 02:08 PM | #4 |
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Thank you for making the information available. Nothing better than having the facts!
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11-20-2012, 04:37 PM | #5 |
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Machinist's Workshop Magazine
Testing Different Types of Penetrating Oils By: Lloyd Bender Subject: Cutting Issue: MW Vol. 20 No. 2 Apr-May 2007 Here is a copy from another source.... http://www.antiquemodeler.org/sam_ne...am_2011_07.pdf Last edited by Steve Staysko; 11-20-2012 at 04:51 PM. |
11-20-2012, 05:03 PM | #6 |
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11-20-2012, 05:49 PM | #7 |
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Where you guys been hiding? We been bragging about ATF & ACETONE for years!
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11-20-2012, 06:57 PM | #8 |
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Yep!, been using it for a coupla years now. Been here in the forum several times.. Anybody use the new stuff from WD40, they just came out with a similar product.
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11-20-2012, 07:33 PM | #9 |
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A fellow that owns a parts house told me the best penetrating fluid was brake fluid. I have never tried it tho. Charles
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11-20-2012, 07:34 PM | #10 |
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My nuts are rusty, but I ..... oops, wrong forum....
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11-20-2012, 07:45 PM | #11 |
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Howes penatrant is my fav !
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11-20-2012, 08:08 PM | #13 |
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Bassman - A wire brush will usually take rust off. . . . . .
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11-20-2012, 08:26 PM | #14 |
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what about one of those things that splits nuts....lol....Mike
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11-20-2012, 09:10 PM | #15 |
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Have good luck with Kroil oil. Ford recommended, too!
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I'm definitely switching to the home-brewed version penetrating oil
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Anybody ever scientifically tested the "candle wax melted into the studs" method? I have not done that yet but planning on it for the next tear down.
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11-21-2012, 11:32 AM | #19 |
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Just posted this on the Shoebox Ford forum. Heard about using the ATF mix before but nice to see the comparison. Thanks for the info. Bob
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11-21-2012, 01:31 PM | #20 |
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I had one batch of PB Blaster that was useless and now my next gallon of it is amazing..and way better then any I had used before. I have used ATF and acetone also and it does work very well. thks for posting the results, bob
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