[Healeys] Penetrating oils compared

[Greg Mandas]

This them?

http://maltbycompany.com/8401.html

--- On Fri, 9/3/10, Richard
Ewald <richard.ewald at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Ewald
<richard.ewald at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Penetrating oils compared
>
To: "Ghess4" <ghess4 at cox.net>
> Cc: Healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday,
September 3, 2010, 10:28 PM
> I have seen this list over and over
> again. 
Based on my years of
> experience I have some serious doubts about the
validity of
> this test.
> WD-40 cut the effort in half?  Not in my
>
experience.  WD-40 is a
> lubricant not a rust buster, and not a very good one
that.
> WD-40 is almost as good at cutting rust as PB
> Blaster?  Again don't
> make me laugh.
> Liquid wrench?  Never had that stuff work at
> all. 
Worthless IMHO
> The best stuff I have ever used is Maltby Rust dissolving
>
penetrant.
> This stuff would actually dissolve the rust, and free up
> the
parts.  I
> have not been able to find it for years.  We use PB
> Blaster at
work
> for various stuck and rusted fasteners.  Works great.
> I have not
tried the acetone/ATF mix, I will have to give
> that a shot sometime.
> Rick
> 
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Ghess4 <ghess4 at cox.net>
> wrote:
> > For
all of you that are mechanically inclined and
> dealing with frozen
> >
fasteners:
> >
> > 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
>
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