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Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
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Author:  InCommando [ Thu May 27, 2010 10:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts. 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. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.


Not my data, just passing it on as I found it interesting....

There is an old home brew for cleaning rusted parts with ATF/Acetone in a pail that you let the parts sit in. Supposedly they come out shiny new in a day or so. I have not done it myself.
Author:  ridenby [ Thu May 27, 2010 11:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
Still like PB Blaster,and it smells good.
Author:  JL Rockies [ Thu May 27, 2010 12:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
I posted this last year and some dude still insisted that PB would be better because all the marketing said so. :roll:
Author:  yodejt02 [ Thu May 27, 2010 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
well the can is pretty convincing :ROTFL:
Author:  linewarbr [ Thu May 27, 2010 1:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
and shiny, with lots of letters.

Acetone is awesome.
Author:  InCommando [ Thu May 27, 2010 1:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
Well, I decided to do my own comparo: PB Blaster DOES taste best!
Author:  Cherrie 274 [ Thu May 27, 2010 2:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
Cyclo Break-Away.
Author:  JL Rockies [ Thu May 27, 2010 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
InCommando wrote:
Well, I decided to do my own comparo: PB Blaster DOES taste best!


yes but with the acetone, you can spit fire.... chicks dig that.
Author:  linewarbr [ Thu May 27, 2010 2:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
Acetone FTW!!
Author:  Tokyojoe [ Fri May 28, 2010 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
InCommando wrote:
Well, I decided to do my own comparo: PB Blaster DOES taste best!



Ah! That explains it all. You really should try the Long Island Iced Tea of lubes. A combo of PB Blaster, WD-40, and KY Jelly. Taste is out of this world....and the ladies will love you long time for a certain other use.....
Author:  warp2diesel [ Fri May 28, 2010 2:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
We started using the 50/50 ATF/Acetone on Waste Water Equipment shafts that are corroded with something worse than salt, Hydrogen Sulfide. It works better, what more can I say.
The one advantage PB Blaster is that it is in an aerosol can and more convenient.
But when you are using a 12 ton to 20 ton hydraulic jack plus a 20 pound sledge to get a gear box off a shaft, results are more important than convenience. When the spiral on the shaft going into the gearbox costs more than our Jeeps, they don't want to not get it apart.
Author:  Sir Sam [ Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Re-posted: penetrating oil comparo
JL Rockies wrote:
I posted this last year and some dude still insisted that PB would be better because all the marketing said so. :roll:


Is he drinking the kool-aid too?
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