[AMC-list] Penetrating Oils Compared

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This has been a subject in the past, wish I had the information as to who did the test. The results are quite interesting.
Armand







   






      



    




> For all of you that are mechanically inclined.....
> 
> Penetrating Oils Compared
> 
> Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrates for break out 
> torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! 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 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.
> 




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