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Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break
away 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.
---------------------------------Average load
Penetrating oil ............ 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.
Personally I have been using ATF for years as a general lubricant. It has rust prevention, it doesn't evaporate, it doesn't turn into varnish and its cheap.
I know politics, religion, and oil, can cause great debate. Matters of Faith often do.
My next topic: Vasaline [in the shop]
Al
away 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.
---------------------------------Average load
Penetrating oil ............ 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.
Personally I have been using ATF for years as a general lubricant. It has rust prevention, it doesn't evaporate, it doesn't turn into varnish and its cheap.
I know politics, religion, and oil, can cause great debate. Matters of Faith often do.
My next topic: Vasaline [in the shop]