[TR] KROIL

[Paul Tegler]

fyi ...for your cans that lost propellant .... you can can recharge them 
by stuffing a nozzle down the throat after popping off the spray head.
Easiest (BUT ILL ADVISED) a standard can of cigarette butane will 
pressurize the spray can. (don't do it!)

typical... (I'd not go above 60ps) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InXaSfYqUeI
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InXaSfYqUeI>also
you pressurized them
https://www.amazon.com/Vaper-19421-Blue-Spot-Spray/dp/B0069TUXHQ/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=refillable+spray+paint+can&qid=1674544584&sr=8-11
<https://www.amazon.com/Vaper-19421-Blue-Spot-Spray/dp/B0069TUXHQ/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=refillable+spray+paint+can&qid=1674544584&sr=8-11>and 
stuff like
https://www.amazon.com/Preval-0225-2-Pack/dp/B00CW809ZO/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=refillable+spray+paint+can&qid=1674544584&sr=8-10
<https://www.amazon.com/Preval-0225-2-Pack/dp/B00CW809ZO/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=refillable+spray+paint+can&qid=1674544584&sr=8-10>which 
are self pressured
I've used these wil car touch paint
jfft

ptegler

On 1/23/2023 8:24 PM, Alex & Janet Thomson wrote:
>
> Well, Kroil is good, but not that good. I just looked at my Kano Lab 
> folder and I see I paid $8.20 per large can for a case of 12 back in 
> 2007. I believe they were the large, 16 oz. cans but I could be wrong. 
> Naturally, over the years, things got more expensive. I also bought a 
> case of something called Weatherpruf which was a non-volatile, 
> cosmoline type of coating to keep items from rusting over long term 
> storage. That was a good product and I see they no longer offer it. 
> That’s too bad. I also see that the company no longer sells direct to 
> the consumer, but only through distributors. As we all know, anything 
> from Amazon will be sold at a premium. From their (Kano) website, it 
> appears that the company was sold a couple of years ago, probably the 
> reason for so many changes. One thing that really is aggravating  is 
> when you buy a bunch of spray cans and then in time, some of them 
> loose their propellant. Now you have full cans with no easy way of 
> getting the product out. I think the Kroil cans had an overly high 
> incidence of that happening.
>
> I bought a gallon can in 2017 – it was $53 for one can that you could 
> use in either a pump style sprayer or a pressurized sprayer. That was 
> a good value but I made the mistake of buying the Silikroil version. I 
> found out in a hurry that if you ever want to paint something that you 
> used Silikroil on, the paint would just bead up, no matter how much 
> you pressure washed the item. I’ll never buy that again. It’s also 
> over $100 per gallon now. Based on their current marketing strategy, I 
> don’t think I will be writing any more checks to Kano Labs for Kroil.
>
> I bought a gallon of PB Blaster along with a metal bodied pump sprayer 
> for about $30 at NAPA store. That was and is a good value and that’s 
> what I would suggest. I think the PB Blaster has more of a residual 
> lubricating effect and I find that works well on things like ratchet 
> binders and things like that. It is also a credible penetrant, 
> especially with a bit of heat. Plus, if you are at a local store to 
> buy that sort of thing, you don’t experience what amounts to 
> incredibly high shipping costs.
>
> I agree – I don’t use WD40 much. I have found it can cause rusting of 
> unprotected surfaces.
>
> Alex Thomson
>
> *From:*Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Sujit Roy
> *Sent:* Monday, January 23, 2023 5:57 PM
> *To:* Triumphs
> *Subject:* [TR] KROIL
>
> I'm down to my last spray can of this stuff. It lasted a long time, 
> but I just got a shock on the price of a new 16 OZ can at $36 off 
> Amazon. I'm in California and serious rust isn't an issue.
>
> It is good, but is there something cheaper that folks are happy with? 
> Please don't recommend WD40. I've used JB80 before someone recommended 
> Kroil, but that is about 23$ for a similar size can.
>
> Sujit
>
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> Sujit Roy
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