[Spridgets] penetrating oils-

[WFO Herb]

If we want the <somewhat> truth, someone with time to kill could send these
test results to the different companies to see what their reply is.  May get
a lot of useful info back.

Herb



On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Deikis, John G <John.Deikis at va.gov> wrote:

> Regarding a recent string, I thought this was of some interest.
>
> Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break out
> torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They are below, as forwarded
> by an ex-student and professional machinist, Bud Baker.
>
> Don't forget the April 2007 "Machinist's Workshop" magazine comparison
> test.
>
> 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
>
> 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. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we 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. *
>
> *Your experience may vary, etc., etc.*
>
>
>
> -JohnD
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